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Reading the Declaration of Sentiments | A Primary Source Close Read w/BRI

Grade
6–12
Duration
27 min
Topics
Constitution, Equality, Inalienable Rights, Women’s History
Published
Jun 10, 2020
Illustration promoting a close reading of the Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention.

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In this primary source close reading, Bill of Rights Institute Senior Teaching Fellow Tony Williams is joined by special guest, Emily Krichbaum, a history teacher at Columbus School for Girls, a former professor at Ashland University, and a scholar-reviewer for BRI's Women’s Suffrage curriculum. Tony and Emily take a closer look at the Declaration of Sentiments, signed in 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention. How does this document relate to constitutional principles and civic virtues such as civil rights, liberty, equality, and justice? How does it apply today?

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