塞尼卡福尔斯感伤宣言与决议
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伊丽莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿Elizabethton
伊丽莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿（1815—1902），美国女权运动的伟大领袖，1848年7月19日至20日，她与另外四位妇女筹划召开了一次会议，“讨论社会、公民、宗教状况和妇女的权利问题”。在斯坦顿的领导下，小组起草了一个模仿《独立宣言》的《感伤宣言》。大约100名妇女和男士聚会纽约的塞尼卡福尔斯，讨论、修改并接受了她们的《宣言》。比起普遍蔑视妇女权利，尤其是蔑视妇女投票权的舆论来，她们要进步得多。
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&hegreatpreatureiscededtobe，that“manshallpursuehisowntrueandsubstantialhappiness”，Blahisehatthislawcoevalwithmankind，anddictatedbyGodhimself，isofcoursesuperiationtoaisbiheglobe，inalltriesandatalltimes;nohumanlawsareofanyvalidityiftrarytothis，andsuasarevalid，derivealltheirfordalltheirvalidity，ahority，mediatelyaely，frinal;therefore，
&hatsuchlawsasfliywaywiththetrueandsubstantialhappinessofwomararytothegreatpreatureandofnovalidity，forthisis“superiationtoanyother”。
&hatalllawswhitwomanfromogsuchastatioyasherceshalldictate，orwhichplaapositiohatofmararytothegreatpreature，andthereforeofhority。
&hatwomanisman’sequal—wasiobesobytheCreator，agoodoftheradsthatsheshnizedassuch。
&hatthewomenofthistryoughttobeenlightehelawsuheylive，thattheymaynolongerpublishtheirdegradatiohemselvessatisfiedwiththeirpresentpositinorancebyassertingthattheyhavealltherightsthey>
&hatinasmu，whilegforhimselfiualsuperioritydoesaoralsuperionty，itispreemilyhisdutytehertospeakandteach，asshehasanopportunity，inallreligiousassemblies。
&hatthesameamountofvirtue，delidrefiofbehaviorthatisrequiredofwomaninthesocialstate，shouldalsoberequiredofmaransgressionsshouldbevisitedwithequalseverityonbothmanand>
&hattheobjeofindelidimpropriety，whichissainstwomanwhensheaddressesapublieswithaveryill-grathosewhe，bytheirattendance，herappearaage，iorihecircus。
&hatwomanhastooloisfiedinthecircumscribedlimitswhichcorruptsaedapplioftheScriptureshavemarkedoutforher，andthatitistimesheshouldmoveintheenlargedspherewhichhergreatCreatorhasassignedher。
&hatitisthedutyofthewomenofthistrytoseselvestheirsacredrighttotheelechise。
&hattheequalityhtsresultsnecessarilyfromthefactoftheidentityoftheracapabilitiesandresponsibilities。
&herefore，Thatbeihecreatorwiththesamecapabilities，andthesameessofresponsibilityfortheirexercise，itisdemonstrablytherightanddutyofwoman，equallyrhteouscausebyeveryrighteousmeans;andesperegardtothegreatsubjeoralsandreligion，itisself-evideoparticipatewithherbrotherihem，bothinprivateandinpublic，byeaking，byanyiiespropertobeusedandinanyassembliespropertobeheld;andthisbeingaself-evidenttruthgrowingoutofthedivinelyimplantedprinannature，anyorauthorityadversetoit，whethermthehoarysanofantiquity，istardedasaself-evidentfalsehood，andatwar>
&hatthespeedysuccessofourcausedependsuponthezealousandusofbothmeheoverthrowofthemonopolyofthepulpitandfortheseeieninthevarioustrades，professionsanderce。