Blog #7

In the selection “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” by Elizabeth Cady Stanton she addresses the wrongs against women in America in around the 19th century. As mentioned in the pre-reading the piece is greatly modeled after the declaration of independence. Due to the fact that it is modeled after the Declaration the list of what she feels are wrongs or unjust laws against women are easily spelled out.
On page 165, for instance, she starts the list of the wrongs against women in America. She expresses in this list how men have had power over women, in large part it suggests due to the fact that women are not allowed to vote. She specifically cites the fact that women did not have the unalienable right to vote, they were not represented in government, and that once married even more rights were denied to them (Jacobus 165). These among other things gave men power over women. Other examples of control over women was through education and work, in which Stanton discusses how women’s education was inferior to the men and how women were not allowed certain jobs which would allow them to become affluent (Jacobus 165). Another interesting use of control men had over women is through religion in which they did not allow women to participate in all matters of the church (Jacobus 165-166).
These are some of the things from the list Stanton made that particularly stood out to me as being ways that she claimed men had power over the women. I think that by putting it in the format of the Declaration of Independence she was better able to have an impact on her audience. Not only that, but she was able to clearly call attention to the wrongs that women were experiencing.

Works Cited
Cady Stanton, Elizabeth “Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions.” A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers .Ed. Lee A Jacobus. 7th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006. pp.164-168.