TheSenecaFallsDecrationofSenttsaions
伊丽莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿/ElizabethCadyStanton
伊丽莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿（1815—1902），美国女权运动的伟大领袖，1848年7月19日至20日，她与另外四位妇女筹划召开了一次会议，“讨论社会、公民、宗教状况和妇女的权利问题”。在斯坦顿的领导下，小组起草了一个模仿《独立宣言》的《感伤宣言》。大约100名妇女和男士聚会纽约的塞尼卡福尔斯，讨论、修改并接受了她们的《宣言》。比起普遍蔑视妇女权利，尤其是蔑视妇女投票权的舆论来，她们要进步得多。
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Uandthesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle.
1.destructive[distr?ktiv]adj.引起破坏（或毁灭）的；破坏（或毁灭）性的
2.disfranchisent[d?s,fr?nt?a?z?nt]n.剥夺公民权
3.preeent[pri:?e?n?nt]adj.卓越的，杰出的，超群的
4.assebly[?sebli]n.集会，集合；集合的人们；立法机构，议会
1.DecrationofSentts
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Now,viewofthisentiredisfranchisentofone-halfthepeopleofthisuntry,theirsocialandreligiodegradation—viewoftheunjtwsaboventioned,andbecaewondofeeltheselvesaggrieved,oppressed,andfraudulentlydeprivedoftheirostsacredrights,wesistthattheyhaveidiateadissiontoalltherightsandprivilegeswhichbelongtotheascitizensoftheUates.
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