Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1825, in Johnstown, New York. She was an abolitionist and a leading figure in the women's movement. She died on October 26, 1902, and was a woman who was able and willing to speak up on the Women's Suffrage Movement more than any other woman, and things involved in women's equality. She spoke out on wide spectrums of issues from the primacy of legislatures over the courts and constitution, to women’s right to ride bicycles. Elizabeth Cady Stanton deserves to be recognized for what she did to change women's equality and as one of the remarkable individuals who changed American history.
Elizabeth was a women’s right activist, feminist, editor, and writer. She was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 20 years and also worked with Susan B. Anthony during that time. She graduated from Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary in 1832 and married to a reformer named Henry Stanton in 1840 and they went at once to the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London. They had seven children and eventually settled in Seneca Falls, New York. She became aware of legal discrimination against women and took up the cause of rights when she was studying law with her father who later became a New York Supreme Court judge. …show more content…
She helped organize a political movement that demanded voting rights for women. She was a prominent leader in the campaign which became the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. When Elizabeth went to the World Anti Slavery Convention, she met Lucretia Mott. The female delegates to the convention were refused recognition and both became allies fighting for women's right. Elizabeth made a request that led to a statue recognizing the property rights of married
Elizabeth was a women’s right activist, feminist, editor, and writer. She was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 20 years and also worked with Susan B. Anthony during that time. She graduated from Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary in 1832 and married to a reformer named Henry Stanton in 1840 and they went at once to the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in London. They had seven children and eventually settled in Seneca Falls, New York. She became aware of legal discrimination against women and took up the cause of rights when she was studying law with her father who later became a New York Supreme Court judge. …show more content…
She helped organize a political movement that demanded voting rights for women. She was a prominent leader in the campaign which became the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution. When Elizabeth went to the World Anti Slavery Convention, she met Lucretia Mott. The female delegates to the convention were refused recognition and both became allies fighting for women's right. Elizabeth made a request that led to a statue recognizing the property rights of married