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 * (Declaration of Sentiments)
 * The Seneca Falls Convention is often seen as a pinnacle moment of the women's suffrage movement and the Declaration of Sentiments is the central document to come out of the convention.

Lead

 * The lead briefly describes the Seneca Falls convention and some of the key organizers. The lead contains the bulk of the information and context around the Declaration of Sentiments while the major sections just consist of excerpts of the document itself. The lead contains information that could be included in other sections but the information itself is not overly detailed.

Content

 * It includes criticisms from the time period that the Declaration of Sentiments was published but no modern criticisms or interpretations. The website only contains direct excerpts and minimal reactions to the Declaration of Sentiments with few citations. There could be much more content behind the creation and the reception of the Declaration of Sentiments.

Tone and Balance

 * With the inclusion of both negative and supportive reactions to the Declaration of Sentiments it appears to be neutral. The inclusion of the support of Frederick Douglass and the failure to provide context for the exclusion of women of color is a clear attempt to paint the Declaration of Sentiments as the ultimate document for equality despite its evident failure. The article paints both the Declaration of Sentiments and the Seneca Falls Convention as integral parts of the women's rights movement which is true in a sense but it fails to recognize its failures.

Sources and References

 * Many statements in the article are made without any verifiable proof and the bulk of the sources are the Declaration of Sentiments itself or biographies of its signers. Also, the majority of sources are from the time period of the publication. There are few modern sources that discuss the Declaration of Sentiments. A majority of the links work but lead to sites with very little information.

Organization

 * It is well-written and easy to read but lacks the proper context necessary to cover the topic and there are no evident spelling or grammar errors. However, the article is poorly organized, the lead contains all of the information and all further sections are simply the Declaration of Sentiments itself.

Images and Media

 * The article contains one image of the signatures on the Declaration of Sentiments which is interesting to view and the caption clearly explains the content of the image.The image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. It is not visually appealing due to the lack of images, there is only one image at the beginning, otherwise it is just text.

Checking the talk page

 * One interesting point of contention on the talk page is the use of the word "nascent" which was described by a user as sexist, due to the word's relation to reproduction. There is no reply to this comment but it goes to show how important each word is in the creation of an article. The article is rated C-class of mid to low importance. It is a part of four WikiProjects: Feminism, Human rights, Christianity/Quakers, and Women's History.

Overall impressions
The strength of this article is the information about specific signers of the Declaration of Sentiments that appears all together on a single webpage for easy access. However, it fails to fully contextualize the Declaration of Sentiments and the environment of the Seneca Falls Convention. Also, it does not draw on any modern interpretations of the document or its impact. It appears to be underdeveloped.