Elizabeth Cady Stanton
(1815-1902)
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton formulated the agenda for woman’s rights that guided the struggle well into the 20th century… In 1848, Stanton and Mott held the first Woman’s Rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York. Stanton authored, “The Declaration of Sentiments,” which expanded on the Declaration of Independence by adding the word “woman” or “women” throughout… She and [Susan B.] Anthony opposed the 14th and 15th amendments to the US Constitution, which gave voting rights to black men but did not extend the franchise to women. Their stance led to a rift with other women’s suffragists and prompted Stanton and Anthony to found the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) in 1869.” (National Women's History Museum)
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