Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Nichole Handwerk 7/18/08
Birth/Parents
Date of Birth – Nov 12, 1815 Born In Johnstown, NY Father – Daniel Cady
A Prominent Attorney Mother – Margaret Livingston Cady
Depressed throughout Elizabeth’s childhood due to losing 5 children
Childhood Raised by sister
Tryphena and Peter Teabout
Teabout was a slave Elizabeth was fond
of him and reminisced of him in her memoir Eighty Years and More
Education
Formally educated at Johnstown Academy Studied Latin, Greek and Mathematics
until age 16. Co-educational classes allowed her to
compete with boys Won many academic awards and honors
Intellectual Development
In her memoir, Stanton strongly credits Rev. Simon Hosack for helping to foster her academic abilities
He firmly believed in her abilities and helped teach Stanton Greek
College Education In 1830 she enrolled in
the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, NY This was after she
could not get into her college of choice, because it became male only
She was strongly influenced by Charles Grandison Finney – an evangelical preacher and central figure in the revivalist movement
Marriage Married Henry
Brewster Stanton in 1840 He was a journalist,
antislavery orator and became an attorney after he married Elizabeth
The marriage lasted until Henry’s death in 1887
Children & Family Life The Stantons had 7 children
Daniel Cady Stanton, Henry Brewster Stanton, Jr., Gerrit Smith Stanton, Theodore Weld Stanton, Margaret Livingston Stanton, Harriot Eaton Stanton, Robert Livingston Stanton
Stanton was a mother who advocated homeopathy, freedom of expression, outdoor activity and an academic education for her children
They raised their family in Seneca Falls, NY
Activism 1848 - with other
women organized the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls
Drafted a Declaration of Sentiments which was read at the convention
Activism Following the
Seneca Falls convention she was invited to speak at a second women’s right convention in Rochester, NY This solidified her
role as an activist and reformer
Activism Along with Susan B.
Anthony, Stanton founded the Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853)
Their focus eventually shifted towards female suffrage and women’s rights
Lobbied against ratification of the 14th & 15th Amendments Wanted women to
have the right to vote
Activism With the help of
Matilda Joslyn Gage, Stanton authored the Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States.
It was presented, uninvited, at the Centennial Celebration in Washington in 1876
Writings In 1868 began
publishing a weekly periodical, Revolution, with Susan B. Anthony and Parker Pillsbury
Stanton contributed to writing the first three volumes of The History Of Woman Suffrage (issued in 1881, completed in 1922 by Ida Harper)
Writings The Women’s Bible (1895/1898)
Explored the view that Christianity demoted women to an unacceptable position in society
Eighty Years & More: Reminiscences 1815-1897 (1898) Stantons autobiography
The Solitude of Self First delivered as a speech at the 1892
convention of the National Women’s Suffrage Association in Washington, D.C.
Death Died at her home
in New York City on October 26, 1902
Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, NY
Works Cited“About Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” Womens History –
Comprehensive Women’s Research Guide. 2008. 16 Jul 2008
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” National Park Service. 16 Jul 2008"Elizabeth Cady Stanton." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
15 Jul 2008, 15:11 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 16 Jul 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton&oldid=225815080>.
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