“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;” from the Declaration of Sentiments, written by Eliz. Cady Stanton for the First Womens' Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, NY on July 19th and 20th, 1848.
This was patterned after the Declaration of Independence. Many would wish that the original document had included women in those rights.
“He has usurped the prerogative of Jehovah himself, claiming it as his right to assign for her a sphere of action, when that belongs to her conscience and to her God.”
http://www.usconstitution.net/sentiments.html
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