We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men and women are created equal that they are in downed by their creator with certain inalienable rights the among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - declaration of sentiments and resolutions use the passage to answer the question, what founding document is being imitated here and why? The US Constitution to remind men that women are considered equal citizens under the law? The English Bill of Rights to re-emphasize the civil rights protected by the founding document. The declaration of a dependence to show that rights men fought for are the same that women are fighting for the Mayflower compact. To reiterate, the beliefs held by their first settlers and the founder fathers
The founding document being imitated here is the Declaration of Independence. This can be inferred from the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident" which is a direct reference to the opening line of the Declaration of Independence. Additionally, the mention of all men and women being created equal and endowed with certain inalienable rights echoes the language used in the Declaration of Independence.
