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Declaration of Rights and Sentiments (view source)
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The '''Declaration of Sentiments''' was a feminist version of the [[Declaration of Independence]] that called for greater rights for women. The Declaration of Sentiments was the product of a meeting in 1848 of women [[suffragettes]] (supporters of the right to vote for women) in Seneca Falls, [[New York]].
The '''Declaration of Sentiments''' was a feminist version of the [[Declaration of Independence]] that called for greater rights for women. The Declaration of Sentiments was the product of a meeting in 1848 of women [[suffragettes]] (supporters of the right to vote for women) in Seneca Falls, [[New York]].
===Further reading===
* VanBurkleo, Sandra F. ''"Belonging to the World": Women's Rights and American Constitutional Culture.'' (2001). 409 pp.
===Primary sources===
The Declaration of Sentiments can be viewed here:
The Declaration of Sentiments can be viewed here:
http://www.closeup.org/sentimnt.htm
http://www.closeup.org/sentimnt.htm