Declaration of Sentiments

This weeks assignment was about women's rights, and specifically the Declaration of Sentiments. Brandon listed the reasoning's for the Declaration of Sentiments such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He also talked about the religious aspect of the Declaration, and how women felt "aggrieved, oppressed and fraudulently deprived of their most sacred rights."

Kellie found it interesting how it explained that women didn't have equal rights and how men used to be superior to women. She listed three facts that she found important. One being "He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead." She also talked about how she couldn't imagine living in a world where those kinds of things happened to her. I agree with her on that, I couldn't imagine living in a world like that either.

Lastly, Jesse talked about the incorporation of religion in the sentiments, and stated that everything written in that time period had religious influences. He too listed the same quote as Brandon about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He also listed a link to a good website about referring to God in the government.

I think the most important part of this Declaration of Sentiments is the quote "all men and women are created equal" This was the whole reason for this Declaration, and for women fighting for equal rights. If everyone is created equal, then women should have the same rights as men. No questions asked.