The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, written seventy two years after the Declaration of Independence, was basically a rewrite of the original declaration to include women. For example at the beginning of the second paragraph the document restates Jefferson's famous quote by saying "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness:". The Declaration then has a list of grievances of man against woman, similar to that in the Declaration of Independence. These grievances include the denial of education to women, unfair tax requirements, and subordinate postions in the church and the state. The second part of the Declaration then expresses how these wrongdoings can be resolved. It states that all laws putting women lower in society are against laws of nature, and that it was God's will that men and women be equal. The document by stating with the barrier laws taken down women would strive to the greater good along with men, and that women would pass on morals and religion along with men.
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