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Declaration of Sentiments

Also Known As Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
Declarations, Manifestos and Political Essays

The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men at the first women's rights convention organized by women, held at Seneca Falls, New York. Its principal author was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who modeled the document on the United States Declaration of Independence. Stanton organized the convention together with Lucretia Coffin Mott and Martha Coffin Wright.

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Creation Year
1848 1
Origin Place
Seneca Falls, New York 1
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Paper 1
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Declaration 1
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1. Declaration of Sentiments (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men
  • Lead paragraph, convention location
    Held in Seneca Falls, New York, the convention is now known as the Seneca Falls Convention.
  • Lead paragraph, opening words
    also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, document type/medium described (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men-100 out of
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