While they enjoyed their tea, Stanton soon brought up the problem of never-ending mistreatment of women and her discontent with how others, especially men, were addressing the topic. After listening and being persuaded by Stanton’s speech, the group of women decided to hold a convention after experiencing first-hand how women were treated when it came to politics or something other than family responsibilities, the women felt strong about doing this in hopes of bringing forth the issue of women’s rights. They were motivated by the insults incident to sex, but they hadn’t experienced the coarser forms of tyranny resulting from unjust laws, or association with immoral and unscrupulous …show more content…
It argued that women were oppressed by the government and the society in which they were a part of. The Declaration then goes on to list sixteen facts that show the extent of the oppression that they faced, including women’s suffrage and participation and representation in government, as well as women’s inequality in education and employment. The Declaration of Sentiments called for women to be looked at as full citizens of the United States and be given the same exact rights and privileges as