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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (née Cady; November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments.Her demand for women's right to vote generated a controversy at the convention ...
Author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman’s rights and suffrage movements, Elizabeth Cady Stanton formulated the agenda for woman’s rights that guided the struggle well into the 20 th century.. Born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York, Stanton was the daughter of Margaret Livingston and Daniel Cady, Johnstown's most prominent citizens.
Jul 9, 2024 · Elizabeth Cady Stanton (born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.—died October 26, 1902, New York, New York) was an American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first concerted demand for women’s suffrage in the United States.. Elizabeth Cady received a superior education at home, at the Johnstown Academy, and at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary, from which she graduated in 1832.While studying law in the office of her father, Daniel Cady, a ...
Nov 9, 2009 · Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist, human rights activist and one of the first leaders of the women’s rights movement. She came from a privileged background, but decided early in life to ...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York, was the eighth of ten children. The daughter of well-to-do-parents, her mother Margaret Livingston in 1801 married Daniel Cady who became a state Supreme Court judge.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815—1902) Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most influential public figures in nineteenth-century America. She was one of the nation’s first feminist theorists and certainly one of its most productive activists.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, née Elizabeth Cady, (born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.—died October 26, 1902, New York, New York), American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States.. Elizabeth Cady received a superior education at home, at the Johnstown Academy, and at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary, from which she graduated in 1832.
During the American Civil War, the Woman’s Loyal League comprised of women from Northern states reflected their hopes for women’s suffrage and their commitment to the Union cause in these selected resolutions: “Resolved, There never can be a true peace in this Republic, until the civil and political rights of all citizens are established.
This article was originally published by the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) on July 1, 2020 as a part of the WSCC blog, The Suff Buffs.
1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton is born to Judge Daniel Cady and Margaret Livingston of Johnstown, N.Y. 1826 Elizabeth’s brother Eleazer dies
