Stephen Dostie started the week by giving some background information on the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. He talked about their intentions to re-read each paragraph and the need to revise the document, in order for women to hold equal rights in America. He discussed the process of the two-day event, and stated “The Seneca Falls Convention was one of the brave early steps that American women took for their equality as citizens.”
Adam Gilbert followed up Stephen’s post by talking about how women had not been seen as equals, up until the movement, having no voice/opinion. He also discussed the fact that they re-read the paragraphs of the Declaration of Sentiments, suggesting changed that would be adopted into the document. He added a link of Lucretia Mott, who was a women’s rights activist; she was vital in organizing the Seneca Falls Convention.
Rebecca Beaulieu then talked about how “Woman is man's equal…” was a quote that really stood out to her. The declaration was a very important piece of United States history, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (linked). Another great quote Rebecca talked about was, “The prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history.” She stated that this was a very powerful statement, and that Stanton was a powerful woman, fighting for what she believed in.
Jacob elaborated on the equality of man and woman, bringing religion (Adam and Eve) into the conversation. As he states, they were created at the same time, and Jacob believes that they should be treated equally—and the rest of us agreed. . He concluded his post by stating men and women should be equal and that this convention helped to get the women’s rights movement going.
Charissa Chacho was the final person in our group to post, summarizing what the rest of the group posted; she noted similar topics as those that I have discussed above.
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