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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Social Reformer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leading figure in the American women's rights movement of the 19th century. She was a co-founder (with Lucretia Mott) of the famous 1848 Women's Rights Convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, and drafted the convention's Declaration of Sentiments. Stanton is often remembered in connection with her friend and fellow reformer Susan B. Anthony.

Four Good Links

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Basic bio from the National Women's Hall of Fame

Stanton and Anthony Papers Project

Online research site for Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

The Huntington Library: Votes For Women

Museum-style site; the story of suffrage with bios of 30 leading women

Not For Ourselves Alone: Stanton and Anthony

From PBS, an elaborate, meaty multimedia history; confusing to navigate, but worth the trip

Vital Stats

Birth

12 November 1815

Birthplace

Johnstown, New York

Death

26 October 1902
(heart failure, age 86)

Best Known As

Co-founder of the Seneca Falls Convention