Seneca Falls Conference

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Seneca Falls Conference
According to Stanton, Seneca Falls women rights convention was held in New York in the year 1848. The document outlines fundamental rights that should be accorded the American women since it was an entitlement to all citizens and it was signed by 68 women and 32 men (Stanton 4). Consequently, the Seneca Falls convention marked the commencement of the women rights movement in the U.S.
The following three were most grievous issues:
The declaration commenced by articulating the equality of all men and women and reiterated that both have inherent rights in the pursuit of happiness, liberty, and life (Cokely 1). This was an equal entitlement to all the citizens of the U.S as entitle in the declaration of independence and thus regardless of gender, all U.S citizens are inherent to these rights. Secondly, the declaration pointed out that women were going through inhumane oppressions not only from the patriarch society but also from the government thought they were an integral part of it (Cokely 1). Subjecting any human to any kind of oppression in terms of punishment lower payment among others is uncalled for and is considered disrespect to human rights.
The third grievous of concern was the lack of women suffrage. In the then U.S society and government, though women were argued to hold equal rights with men, it was evident that there were poorly represented in government, were not accorded the right to vote which was the process of electing public officials neither could they adopt or reject proposals in legislation (Cokely 1).

The three less grievous issues are:
Creating false public sentiments that give the moral code of conduct for men and women, this moral delinquency excluded women from society since they were accorded little regard (Stanton 13). Essentially, their grievance shows that besides tolerating women in the society, they have a very little account on men. This grievance is seen as a subset of the grievance number one which articulates for equality in the pursuant of happiness, liberty, and life. In fact, through these grievances, women seem to be accusing men of their position, and the main focus should be on empowering them to improve their position in society.

The second grievance is focused on the subordinate position held by women not only in church but also in the state (Stanton 34). This grievance served to diminish the position of women in the state and religious matters. In religion, there is individual responsibility and the position of a person does not depend on how others view him or her, but it depends on how well they observe religious teachings. Again, rather than proving or showing the inferior position of women, the grievances should have focused on lobbying for women empowerment.
The third grievance that is considered to be of less significant is how women could be intimidated by the position held by men bearing in mind that they were pushing for gender equality. This grievance articulates that men could destroy women confidence in their own powers. Consequently, this made women lose self-respect and in return lead abject and dependent lives.
Works Cited
Cokely, Carrie L. “Declaration Of Sentiments | Summary & Facts”. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Declaration-of-Sentiments. Accessed 3 Nov 2018.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. “Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Conference (1848).”Retrieved online on December 27 (1889): 2005.