Elizabeth cady stanton biography summary rubric

(1815-1902)

Who Was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist and leading figure of the early woman's movement.

An eloquent writer, her Declaration of Sentiments was a revolutionary call for women's rights across a variety of spectrums. Stanton was the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 20 years and worked closely with Susan B.

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Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
BORN: November 12, 1815
BIRTHPLACE: Johnstown, New York
DEATH: October 26, 1902
SPOUSE: Henry Brewster Stanton (m. 1840–1887)
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Scorpio

Early Life

Stanton was born on November 12, 1815, in Johnstown, New York.

The daughter of a lawyer who made no secret of his preference for another son, she early showed her desire to excel in intellectual and other "male" spheres. She graduated from Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in 1832, and then was drawn to the abolitionist, temperance and women's rights mo