Declaration of Sentiments
7/1848
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The Declaration of Sentiments was written at the first women’s rights convention in American history at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and other women’s rights and anti-slavery activists, the meeting attracted more than 300 participants including abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Chiefly written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the language of the Declaration of Sentiments is heavily influenced by the Declaration of Independence. Sixty-eight women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848. Over seven decades later suffragist, Carrie Chapman Catt declared, “It took George Washington six years to rectify men’s grievances by war, but it took 72 years to establish women’s rights by law.” Only one woman present at Seneca Falls—Charlotte Woodward—lived to see the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
The location of the original Declaration of Sentiments is unknown.
Organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and other women’s rights and anti-slavery activists, the meeting attracted more than 300 participants including abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Chiefly written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the language of the Declaration of Sentiments is heavily influenced by the Declaration of Independence. Sixty-eight women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments in 1848. Over seven decades later suffragist, Carrie Chapman Catt declared, “It took George Washington six years to rectify men’s grievances by war, but it took 72 years to establish women’s rights by law.” Only one woman present at Seneca Falls—Charlotte Woodward—lived to see the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
The location of the original Declaration of Sentiments is unknown.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 75316068
Full Citation: Declaration of Sentiments; 7/1848; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: New York; National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013–2017; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/declaration-of-sentiments, December 6, 2024]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.