The life of the American people during the nineteenth century was very difference from what people are experiencing in today society. Living a life during this time would be a lot more complicated then what people can imagined, especially for women. The people during the American colonial period were treat men above women. They all think that men are the one who supposed to be the one who in charge every things. The role of the a man in this society was the person who work and have absolute control over women, while women only need to stay home and taking care of the housework and their children. This create a discrimination and inequality between genders among the American people. Because of this problem, women were trying to protest the government and call for female suffrage. They wants to proclaim their rights and equality. So they formed a convention in Seneca Fall, New York, in July 1848, and draft the Declaration of Sentiments to prove their points. The Declaration of Sentiments is a document that Elizabeth Cady Stanton mimicking from the Declaration of Independence.
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The contents within the document is similar, but the target changed from the Great Britain to the American Government. For example, the document started with “We hold these truth to be self – evident: that all men and women are created equal.” (Seneca Fall Declaration). This statement is exact the same as the statement from the Declaration of the Independence. The only difference is it add the word “and women” next to the word “men” in the middle of the sentence. This is a very strong and valid statement because it is located at the beginning of the second paragraph of this document. In addition, this sentence clearly show what is the thing that they want. The purpose of this document is to point out the fact that the women do not have the same right as the men and have less opportunity then the men. It also implied that the women should have equal rights as the men. This document stated that women had no right to vote at the public election. They were submitted to laws and they had no voice to speak back against the government and the men. The men also deprived women from the first right of a citizen. This mean that they were oppressed by the men. The marriage during this time was troublesome. According to the Seneca Fall Declaration, the women who married was compel to be obedience to her husband and the husband will become the master. The law gave the husband a power to deprive their wife from their liberty and they can also punish them any way that they want. Furthermore, women also receives lover wage then men. This is unfair to the women because they supposed to be equal. This document also stated the resolution. One of them is women is equal to men. They need to be treat with the same respect and equal rights and opportunities. They also stated that it is a duty of women to vote and have voice in public. One of the current problems that women facing is the gender discrimination in the wage and workforce. In today’s society, jobs are more available for people to choose. However, some of the women still suffer from the inequality in the wage that they receive from work. Even though, they may work in the same job and condition as men, they may still receive a less paid because people may think that they are weaker and less productive then man. This problem is similar with the problem in the nineteen century. According to the Declaration of Sentiment, “He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments.” This quote is a good example because it is true that there are some type of job that require more men than women, such as firefighter. Men usually discriminated women because they think that women is weaker. This is not always true in today society, because some women is stronger than men. So there should be no discrimination in workforce and men and women should be equal if they have the work and receive the same amount of
The contents within the document is similar, but the target changed from the Great Britain to the American Government. For example, the document started with “We hold these truth to be self – evident: that all men and women are created equal.” (Seneca Fall Declaration). This statement is exact the same as the statement from the Declaration of the Independence. The only difference is it add the word “and women” next to the word “men” in the middle of the sentence. This is a very strong and valid statement because it is located at the beginning of the second paragraph of this document. In addition, this sentence clearly show what is the thing that they want. The purpose of this document is to point out the fact that the women do not have the same right as the men and have less opportunity then the men. It also implied that the women should have equal rights as the men. This document stated that women had no right to vote at the public election. They were submitted to laws and they had no voice to speak back against the government and the men. The men also deprived women from the first right of a citizen. This mean that they were oppressed by the men. The marriage during this time was troublesome. According to the Seneca Fall Declaration, the women who married was compel to be obedience to her husband and the husband will become the master. The law gave the husband a power to deprive their wife from their liberty and they can also punish them any way that they want. Furthermore, women also receives lover wage then men. This is unfair to the women because they supposed to be equal. This document also stated the resolution. One of them is women is equal to men. They need to be treat with the same respect and equal rights and opportunities. They also stated that it is a duty of women to vote and have voice in public. One of the current problems that women facing is the gender discrimination in the wage and workforce. In today’s society, jobs are more available for people to choose. However, some of the women still suffer from the inequality in the wage that they receive from work. Even though, they may work in the same job and condition as men, they may still receive a less paid because people may think that they are weaker and less productive then man. This problem is similar with the problem in the nineteen century. According to the Declaration of Sentiment, “He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments.” This quote is a good example because it is true that there are some type of job that require more men than women, such as firefighter. Men usually discriminated women because they think that women is weaker. This is not always true in today society, because some women is stronger than men. So there should be no discrimination in workforce and men and women should be equal if they have the work and receive the same amount of