"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness... The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman." — Declaration of Sentiments, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
Which later development represents the most direct fulfillment of the demands voiced at Seneca Falls?
- A
Adoption of the Married Women's Property Act in New York in 1848
- B
The founding of the WCTU in 1874
- C
Passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868
- Dcheck_circle
Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920
Explanation
Suffrage was the convention's most contested resolution; the Nineteenth Amendment fulfilled it. The Fourteenth used "male" voters; the property act and WCTU addressed narrower goals.