Biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12,1815, in Johnston,New York. Her family was well off because of her father who was a judge. Her dad and her brother-in-law introduced her to law, which would help later in life. As a child, she would read her father's law library and debate with law clerks at the law firm. It was this exposure to law that allowed her to realize that the law favored men over women. Stanton's mother, Margaret, was depressed from the deaths of most of her children and so was not very active in Elizabeth's childhood. The responsibility fell to her sister, Tryphena, and her brother-in-law, Henry. Henry also added to her interest of law.
She attended Johnston Academy where she learned Latin, Greek, mathematics, religion, French, and writing until the age of 16. At the Academy, she had co-educational classes where she competed with boys her age. She was very successful and won academic awards and honors for this. Her dad wanted a boy and when her brother died, he said,"Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!" When she graduated from Johnston Academy, she saw boys that were equally as intelligent as her or less go on to Union College which only accepted men at the time. Stanton then enrolled in Troy Female Seminary in Troy,New York.
As a young woman, she met Henry Stanton was also an abolitionist. They were married in 1840, even though her father did not like him. Also in 1840, for their honeymoon they went to the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London.
In 1848, Stanton and several other women held the Seneca Falls Convention. In 1854, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony lead the Women's State Temperance Society together in 1854. In 1876, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony wrote this document and was presented at the annual meeting in May. In 1887, Henry Stanton died after 47 years of marriage. In 1888, Stanton and Anthony organized the 40th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered the Solitude of Self speech on February 20, 1892. This was her resignation speech after 20 years as president of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Elizabeth Cady Stanton passed away on October 26, 1902. She died of heart failure at her home in New York City. On June 1919, the 19th Amendment of the Constitution was passed. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's dream was achieved that day. All her life she had striven for equal rights and in June of 1919, her goal was reached. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's legacy was that rights mattered, throughout one's life no matter the size of the issue.
She attended Johnston Academy where she learned Latin, Greek, mathematics, religion, French, and writing until the age of 16. At the Academy, she had co-educational classes where she competed with boys her age. She was very successful and won academic awards and honors for this. Her dad wanted a boy and when her brother died, he said,"Oh, my daughter, I wish you were a boy!" When she graduated from Johnston Academy, she saw boys that were equally as intelligent as her or less go on to Union College which only accepted men at the time. Stanton then enrolled in Troy Female Seminary in Troy,New York.
As a young woman, she met Henry Stanton was also an abolitionist. They were married in 1840, even though her father did not like him. Also in 1840, for their honeymoon they went to the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London.
In 1848, Stanton and several other women held the Seneca Falls Convention. In 1854, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony lead the Women's State Temperance Society together in 1854. In 1876, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony wrote this document and was presented at the annual meeting in May. In 1887, Henry Stanton died after 47 years of marriage. In 1888, Stanton and Anthony organized the 40th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered the Solitude of Self speech on February 20, 1892. This was her resignation speech after 20 years as president of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Elizabeth Cady Stanton passed away on October 26, 1902. She died of heart failure at her home in New York City. On June 1919, the 19th Amendment of the Constitution was passed. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's dream was achieved that day. All her life she had striven for equal rights and in June of 1919, her goal was reached. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's legacy was that rights mattered, throughout one's life no matter the size of the issue.