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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Biography
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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
Birthplace
Death
26 October 1902
(heart failure, age 86)
Best Known As
Co-founder of the Seneca Falls Convention