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19th Century Women`s Right`s Movement

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The ``Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions ' was loosely based on the Declaration of Independence . This became the manifesto of the meeting , where they emphasized to include a list of eighteen grievances of women ``to parallel the colonists ' original eighteen grievances against British rule . Beginning , ``We hold these truths to be self-evident : that all men and women are created equal ' the Declaration of Sentiments demanded that women have equal education , equal access to trades and professions , equality in marriage , the right...



 
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