Essay On Declaration Of Independence By Stanton

In creating an analogy between the American Revolution and the fight for women’s suffrage, Stanton increases her argument’s credibility. The American Revolution was fought to gain independence from Britain, as the colonists were being treated unfairly. A similar situation was occurring with women in Stanton’s time. Therefore, women felt the necessity to fight for their rights. Similarly to Jefferson’s “Declaration of Independence”, Stanton includes many structures and phrasing in order to strengthen her views and explain the reasoning behind her beliefs. Through changing certain phrases, Stanton creates new meanings, such as “...that all men and women are created equal...” rather than only men. Through manipulating the words of an impactful

Many men do not comprehend the importance of women’s rights, therefore in order to convince the people with power, Stanton compares the fight for equality to the prestigious and impactful founding fathers. Stanton structures the beginning of her argument almost exactly the same as the Declaration of Independence; however, Stanton changes certain phrases and words to express her message for the importance of women’s suffrage and “...that all men and women are created equal...” (Stanton). Since America is founded on freedom and independence, individuals are compelled to agree with Stanton’s message of equality. If people object to Stanton’s views, they are also rejecting the importance of the founding fathers' necessity for independence due to the structuring of her message. Thus, through creating her statement in a similar structure to the Declaration of Independent the strong emotions of unity connected to it, the credibility of the founding fathers attached to the document, and the logic that, like the influential figures of the past, all people must be equal, Stanton strongly persuades the audience to conceded to her

As a freed slave, Truth had “... ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns... work as much and eat as much as a man...”, yet men believe that a woman is incapable of independence (Truth). Furthering her proof, Truth includes pains and labors that men cannot understand, like childbirth. Deeper than physical pain, Truth had “... seen them most all sold off to slavery, and... cried out with my mother’s grief...” that many men in the audience are not able to comprehend (Turuth). The terrible pain and grief that a mother can endure is, at times, far more painful than what men cope with. Therefore, after surviving terrible and traumatic events, women are still strong and powerful. Through the strength within women, they deserve the same rights as men. Truth displays that women can accomplish what men do and that they may deal with a greater pain than men will ever