Elizabeth Cady Stanton, an American Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American suffragist in the 1800’s. She was an advocate for women 's voting rights, and challenged traditional mindsets regarding women’s roles in marriage, divorce, property rights, and parental rights. Her call to arms for a Constitutional amendment for women 's equal rights has been described as the most shocking and unnatural of its time! Elizabeth Cady Stanton took a stand for women’s rights in the 19th century by challenging traditional roles for women, legislating for national laws to give women equal rights, organizing the first women’s conference, and writing the Declaration of Sentiments.
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Elizabeth tried really hard to be a great housewife and a great mother but she became bored. So, she decided to travel with her husband when he would give speeches! One day, they went to an antislavery convention in New York. This made her upset because she wanted to participate in it but she couldn’t because she was a female, and African Americans were treated poorly during the convention. After being rejected, she focused deeply on women 's rights. She focused on women 's rights first than slavery. She became a great writer and was considered a philosopher. She felt that important changes for women didn’t need to take place all at once! She knew that it would take time. For example, she really focused on women 's rights to vote, and felt that a woman 's right to own property would come …show more content…
This proposed law allowed both slave and women equal rights. Although the Constitution states that “all men are created equal,” she believed that “all men and women SHOULD be created equal.” “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal.” (Stanton, pg 2.) Elizabeth also formed the first National Women’s Suffragette Party, along with Susan B. Anthony. Together they also organized the first Women’s Conference. Elizabeth and Susan presented speeches in front of many people. They were open critics of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution, which was the right to vote. During this time Elizabeth became the first woman to run for Congress. Her greatest accomplishment was the writing and publishing of her Declaration of Sentiments. This document was written similar to the Constitution of the United States, and it listed specific rights Elizabeth wanted for women. Some rights included: 1) “That all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are country to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority;” and 2) “That woman is man 's equal-was intended to be so by the creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such,” (Stanton, Declaration of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton became interested in women 's rights at an …show more content…
Elizabeth tried really hard to be a great housewife and a great mother but she became bored. So, she decided to travel with her husband when he would give speeches! One day, they went to an antislavery convention in New York. This made her upset because she wanted to participate in it but she couldn’t because she was a female, and African Americans were treated poorly during the convention. After being rejected, she focused deeply on women 's rights. She focused on women 's rights first than slavery. She became a great writer and was considered a philosopher. She felt that important changes for women didn’t need to take place all at once! She knew that it would take time. For example, she really focused on women 's rights to vote, and felt that a woman 's right to own property would come …show more content…
This proposed law allowed both slave and women equal rights. Although the Constitution states that “all men are created equal,” she believed that “all men and women SHOULD be created equal.” “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal.” (Stanton, pg 2.) Elizabeth also formed the first National Women’s Suffragette Party, along with Susan B. Anthony. Together they also organized the first Women’s Conference. Elizabeth and Susan presented speeches in front of many people. They were open critics of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the Constitution, which was the right to vote. During this time Elizabeth became the first woman to run for Congress. Her greatest accomplishment was the writing and publishing of her Declaration of Sentiments. This document was written similar to the Constitution of the United States, and it listed specific rights Elizabeth wanted for women. Some rights included: 1) “That all laws which prevent woman from occupying such a station in society as her conscience shall dictate, or which place her in a position inferior to that of man, are country to the great precept of nature, and therefore of no force or authority;” and 2) “That woman is man 's equal-was intended to be so by the creator, and the highest good of the race demands that she should be recognized as such,” (Stanton, Declaration of