Out of that first convention came a historic document, the Declaration of Sentiments, which demanded equal social status and legal rights for women, including the right to vote. The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments mocks the Declaration of Independence, but this time it was for the Independence of women, written by feminists. The declaration starts out saying that "all men and women are created equal" resembling the Declaration of Independence. The document then goes on to list the grievances which are similar to the colonists. Similarities were the political self determination, and property ownership, while the differences were things like marriage laws. At the end of the document it states that the women are going to resolve these issues by appealing to the popular opinion and common sense in order to achieve their rights.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. Until the 1910s, most states disenfranchised women.
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