The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions claims that women have “the same capabilities” as men (para. 32). Yet in 1848 Stanton and the others at Seneca Falls knew, or should have known, that...

The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions claims that women have “the same capabilities” as men (para. 32). Yet in 1848 Stanton and the others at Seneca Falls knew, or should have known, that history recorded no example of a woman philosopher comparable to Plato or Kant, a composer comparable to Beethoven or Chopin, a scientist comparable to Galileo or Newton, or a mathematician comparable to Euclid or Descartes. Do these facts contradict the Declaration’s claim? If not, why not? How else but by different intellectual capabilities do you think such facts can be explained?