COVE

This image lists the signers of the new Declaration of Sentiments, written by Seneca Falls convention organizer and daughter of a lawyer and judge Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The declaration was modeled on the Declaration of Independence and described women’s grievances with society, beginning with a list of 19 “abuses and usurpations,” and accused men of holding women back by preventing them from having the right to vote, equal wages, access to all professions and colleges, and denying them from marital property rights and the ease of divorce. The document inspired women to fight for their constitutional right to equality and asserted women’s place as equals in family, church, politics, jobs, and other elements of society. It was discussed over the course of the convention and the ninth resolution, which stated that women should have the right to vote, was the only resolution that passed with any opposition. At the end of the day on July 20, it was signed by many influential men and women alike, including Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Frederick Douglass.

Sources:

History.com Editors. “Seneca Falls Convention.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 10 Nov. 2017, www.history.com/topics/womens-rights/seneca-falls-convention.