Facts About The Declaration

• The Declaration of Sentiments was the initiation of the federal suffrage movement in America in 1848.
• The Declaration of Sentiments is a lists of grievances from the women's suffrage movements.
• The Declaration included a detailed list of issues against the patriarchal establishment in defense of the idea that women should have a vote in their own government.
• The Declaration of Sentiments was signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men.
• The principal author of the Declaration of Sentiments was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who based it on the form of the United States Declaration of Independence.
• In the Declaration Stanton stated that they wanted rights for women, as well as the right to vote.
• Women believed they should at least have the same rights as colored men.
• At this time in history traditional roles were put into place, meaning men had their roles while women had their own set of roles.
• For this reason the Declaration caused much controversy.
• While many people respected the women's courage and abilities behind the drafting of the document, they were not willing to abandon their controversy mindset.