The correct answer is C) it is from the Seneca Falls convention, using language from the Declaration of Independence.
The other options of the question were A) it is from the US Constitution, written during the Second Continental Convention by Abigail Adams. B) it is from the Declaration of independence, written by the founders of the United States. D) it is from the National Woman Suffrage Association's charter, written by Susan B. Anthony.
The statement that best describes the origins of this quotation as it relates to women's equality is the following: "it is from the Seneca Falls convention, using language from the Declaration of Independence."
The quotation says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that men and women were created equal."
The Seneca Falls Convention was held in Senecal Falls, New York in July 1848, and was the first convention that gathered many women to demand the right to vote and to end discrimination based on race and gender. It was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Jane Hunt.