Willie Bynum Intro to Writing Dr. Sally Canapa 25 November 2002 Men and Women Are They Equal? Are men and women equal? This question has been contemplated for many years. The answer may never be found, but it's a lot closer than it used to be. Elizabeth Cady Stanton writes in "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolution": We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their …showed first 75 words of 634 total…

…showed last 75 words of 634 total…the way their lives were, equal or unequal. In conclusion, Stanton's feelings were correct. The government did mistreat women. Was she wrong in the way she attacked them? Yes, they were just doing what they knew and thought was right. Why change the way they had done it for years, because a few women felt unequal. The Creator did intend for men and women to be equal, and in Stanton's eyes the equality wasn't there.