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Coughlin, E., & Coughlin, C. (1973). CONVENTION IN PETTICOATS: THE SENECA FALLS DECLARATION OF WOMAN'S RIGHTS. Today's Speech, 21(4), 17-23. Retrieved from Communication & Mass Media Complete database.


 * Abstract:** "The 1848 Woman's Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, was the rhetorical event that precipitated the beginning of the woman's rights movement. This essay discusses the First Woman's Rights Convention in light of the rhetorical tensions it produced".
 * Abstract taken from article.

- 1848 a group of women held a conference in Seneca Falls, New York (organized by two women, Cady and Mott). At this conference the women raised the point that women were equal to men, and this is true because this is the way that our Creator intended. - This is the first time that women made a solid stance about what they wanted - These women were seen as rebels that were trying to destroy traditional systems such as, "religion, marriage, government and traditions of English common law". - The 40's were a decade of different groups that were trying to improve/change society. - This created an atmosphere for women to represent themselves as well as providing the women with knowledge and feelings of power, allowing them to identify their cause. However traditional beliefs still held the power. - Men believed they had the power because according to them, the Bible said that women were mankind's downfall (Eve taking the forbidden fruit), and it was her guilt that made her "subservient" to men.
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Why this article is relevant: This is a good article for our study because it gives us a little insight as to what the women in our Nation had to go through in the past. Although things between man and woman in Canada and America are good today, that was not always the case. **