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 Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these right governments are instituted deriving their powers from the consent of the governed. (172)
Stanton quoted the great Thomas Jefferson in "The Declaration of Independence." She chose to change the wording around, slightly.…
