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Frederick Douglass was born as a slave in Maryland. This is significant because it sets up a type of mindset of inequality in one's head, which, I think, provided a boost for Douglass to support gender equality.
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During the Seneca Falls Convention, Douglass signs a document called the Declaration of Sentiments. Much like the Declaration of Independence, this document lists out the wants of women and the hardships they go through. All of this is to persuade others into joining their cause, which Douglass signed off on along with 32 other men. But, after going public, many people revoked their signature due to criticism. -
Elizabeth M’Clintock invited Douglass to the women rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Here, Douglass gives a speech arguing that if we give rights to men, women should be given them as well. This is where he mentions that rights do not belong to a single sex.
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Douglass along with Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony worked on the American Equal Rights Association. This organization had a goal that wanted equal rights for all Americans regardless of race and gender. This was especially true for suffrage
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Cokely, C. (n.d.). Declaration of Sentiments. https://www.britannica.com/event/Declaration-of-Sentiments Image from. https://edsitement.neh.gov/closer-readings/declaration-sentiments-seneca-falls-conference-1848 National Park Service. (February, 13 2018). Frederick Douglass. https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/frederick-douglass.htm