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Elizabeth C ady Stanton

Elizabeth C ady Stanton. By Abby Emerson and Shannon McGuire. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/stanton/aa_stanton_family_1_m.jpg. Early Life. Born in Johnstown, New York Attended Johnstown Academy Daughter of lawyer Daniel Cady Graduated from Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary

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Elizabeth C ady Stanton

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  1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton By Abby Emerson and Shannon McGuire http://www.americaslibrary.gov/assets/aa/stanton/aa_stanton_family_1_m.jpg

  2. Early Life • Born in Johnstown, New York • Attended Johnstown Academy • Daughter of lawyer Daniel Cady • Graduated from Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary • Then entered world of social reform • Worked with Gerrit Smith • Married Henry Stanton in 1840 http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/suffrage/images/stantonPortrait.jpg

  3. General Information • Promoting Woman’s Rights (Woman Suffrage) • Men and women should be created equal • Targeted laws of marrige, children, and divorce • Society had become distorted • Women wanted higher education, individuality, right to solitude, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness http://s1.hubimg.com/u/4402972_f260.jpg

  4. Contributions • Became speaker of women’s rights • Seneca Falls Convention • Wrote Declaration of Sentiments • Met Susan B. Anthony in 1850 • Civil war concentrated on slavery • Formed National Woman Suffrage Assiciation http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3BjdEHnTbwE/Ttq9QQ1kNJI/AAAAAAAABPk/Q-VZmpdB8us/s1600/women+seneca+declaration+of+sentimentsimage.jpeg

  5. Effects of Contributions • Inspiration to other women • Higher education • Recognized as individuals • Recognized as equal to men • Stanton became a symbol for American Delagation http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/5439938188/

  6. Later Works • Invited to New York legislature • The Woman’s Bible • History of woman Suffrage • Eighty Years and More • Declaration of Rights of Women • Died on October 26, 1902 http://www.prometheusbooks.com/images/womansbible.jpg

  7. Bibliography • Bishop, Amanda M. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” National Women’s Hall of Fame.org. National Women’s Hall of Fame, 2011. Web. 7 March 2012. • “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” Biography.com. A&E Television Networks , 2012. Web. 7 March 2012. • Gordon, Ann D. “Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States; 4 July 1876.” The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project.com. Rutgers University, August 2010. Web. 7 March 2012. • Gordon, Ann D. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton Biography.” The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project.com. Rutgers University, July 2009. Web. 7 March 2012. • Orcutt, Tina. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” Women’s Rights National Historic Park.com. National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, 15 September 2010. Web. 7 March 2012. • Shetterly, Robert. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton Biography.” Americans Who Tell the Truth.com. Americans Who Tell the Truth, 2012. Web. 7 March 2012. • “Stanton, Elizabeth Cady.” Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 7  March  2012. • Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. “…Solitude of Self: Address Delivered by Mrs. Stanton before the Committee of the Judiciary of the United States Congress, Monday, January 18, 1892 Mrs. Stanton's Address.” Library of Congress: American Memory. Library of Congress, 18 January 1892. Web. 8 March 2012.

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