Lucretia had a part in the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, which started as a tea party and turned into the first organized meeting for women's rights in the United States. This group of women wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, a document that is based on the Declaration of Independence, only it uses words that claim equal rights for men AND for women.
We compared:
Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Declaration of Sentiments:
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Artists: "Dancing Douglas", "Joel Bean", "Lucretia Mott/teacher"
