The Influence Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton On Women's Suffrage

The great women’s suffrage advocate, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is historically quoted as saying “The best protection any woman can have….is courage.” This was and will always be extremely powerful because it helped women gain the confidence necessary to fight and continue fighting for their rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is looked upon as the leader in the women’s suffrage movement. In order to stand up and fight for what she believed in she had to have an abundance of courage. This is very admirable and many times in society, women lack courage whereas she knew what she had to accomplish in order to make an impact on American society. Not only did Stanton stand up for what she believed in when she was the president of the National Woman’s …show more content…
As shown in a study conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women are still paid on average, 79% less than their male counterparts. Stanton would be appalled to know that even after all of these years’ women are still not considered to be equal to men! Today many women are still fighting to close the wage gap and to ensure equal treatment of women. Historically men are thought to be the stronger, smarter, and breadwinners of the household but in today’s society more women are beginning to hold higher positions all over the country. In the upcoming election, we may even have a female candidate! Stanton would be very pleased that a woman would even be able to think of running to be president of the United States. But until the gender has no effect on pay, or job status, Stanton’s battle is not entirely won. Without Stanton’s courage women would not be where they are today nor have the courage to continue the fight for equal rights. Stanton shaped the minds and hearts of many women in America and this attitude will continue throughout the country for years to