I thought that the Declaration of Sentiments was a very encouraging thing for woman at this time. With that being said I also feel that more of the woman should have stood up for themselves. We discussed in class how at one point in time before all of this woman did vote because the constitution said nothing against that, but when it was changed the woman did nothing about it. What if they would have made a commation then? Would the woman's rights movement started earlier?
This is something that could have really changed the course of history if woman would have stood up for themselves. It really goes to show how far woman have come since then and how feminisim has developed out of all this, but would things have been different if this were somehow changed?
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I wondered why more women didn't stand up for their rights also; however we view the role of women in the 1800s as unfair; many women might have seen their role as a very important part of society.
Since women were boycotting and then thier rights were even more taken away and they didn't say anyting?? I don't get it. I would have liked to have known what was NOT happening.
The New Jersey constitution did not originally limit state voting to males, but was eventually altered to include gender qualifications.
It is always difficult to project 21st century feminist ideals on the 19th century. Social, political and economic circumstances were much different. Remember many non-elite women had to work, either in the home or outside of it, for their families.
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