Seneca Falls Convention: Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott met and began to come up with ideas for a Declaration of Sentiments, that was based off of the Declaration of Independence, for the Seneca Falls convention. They thought that if they based it off of the Declaration of Independence, then it would be given more credibility and acknowledgement since it is similar to the document that started this country. "We hold these truths to be self evident: that all men and women are created equal"(Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, Seneca Falls:Stanton and Anthony Papers Online). The document listed all of women's grievances and how they were treated inferentially to men. It also listed all of the rights that women should be getting in order to achieve equality amongst all people.
The document consisted of political, social, and economic rights: Economic: for women to be able to hold property Social: women were aloud to speak their minds, seek higher education, and be treated equally Political (most controversial): the right to vote Many people thought that the idea of women's suffrage was too risky and that it would "derail" the entire convention because people wouldn't want to fight for request.
( The Pictures below represent Seneca Falls Where Woman's Rights took place and in the middle shows Elizabeth Stanton and Lucretia Mott.)
Political: After the Seneca falls convention, black men received the right to vote but women did not. Then, the National American Women's Suffrage Association was founded. This association was one of the major organizations fighting for women's rights. They discussed with topics pertaining to women's rights and issues of the day such as temperance. They fought for the right to vote so they could vote and make a difference regarding these issues. The idea of women suffrage was shocking to everyone. Even some women believed that it was not a good idea. The NAWSA scared the liquor companies too because they thought that if women were able to vote, they would vote against liquor. It scared men in general as well because they were not used to women being so involved in politics.
Analysis: Throughout the many efforts towards achieving equal rights with men, women had trouble being taken seriously since they had always been viewed as weaker and less intelligent to men. Also, when women first started trying to make a difference, they had to start out rather small, such as making small discussion groups that would eventually lead into larger groups which eventually lead into conventions. In both movements, actions towards creating an equal nation had to start off with the small things like conventions, speeches, etc. to then increase as time went on, in order to gradually get people accustomed to this idea of equal rights.