Independence v. Sentiments

This week we discussed the similarities and differences between the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of Sentiments. There is no doubt that the Declaration of Sentiments was modeled after the Declaration of Independence. While Thomas Jefferson wrote "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal", Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men and women are created equal". Even though the two documents were representing different ideas, most of the sentences in each document are similar. This brings up the question whether or not the two documents have identical purposes.
Both the Declaration of Independence and Declaration of Sentiments are petitioning to achieve certain unalienable rights - "Life, Liberty and pursuit of happiness". The Declaration of Independence was written to achieve political freedom. On the other hand, the Declaration of Sentiments was written to achieve freedom through gender equality. In each document there is a different person (group) trying to achieve his/her rights. Both documents were written to outline suffering, however, each is trying to achieve a different goal. Maybe Stanton used the Declaration of Independence to call attention to her cause and to relate the importance of women's rights to men's rights.
All in all, each document aimed to achieve the same rights, but they were written with different objectives in mind.