Elizabeth Cady Stanton Research Paper

Hello my name is Elizabeth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Being the eighth of eleven children, I was born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York. On May 1, 1840 I got the chance to marry the love of my life, Henry Brewster Stanton. Whom I had seven beautiful children with; Harriot Stanton Blatch, Theodore Stanton, Daniel Cady Stanton, Gerrit Smith Stanton, Henry Brewster Stanton Jr, Robert Livingston Stanton, and Margaret Livingston Stanton Lawrence. I am mostly known for being an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, writer, and I don’t mean to brag but I am also the leading figure of the early women's rights movement. My interest in law came to me at a young along with her brother-in-law, Edward Bayard, with the help of my father, Daniel Staton, who was a prominent Federalist attorney, served one term in the United States Congress, then later became a circuit court judge, and a New York Supreme Court justice in 1847. Since then I knew I wanted to be a social activist when I grew up. It did not come as a surprise that working in law is what I wanted to do. With the help of my amazing education at Emma Willard’s Academy, I was a pretty smart young lady. As a young girl, I
It was completely unfair. This then inspired me to created the National Woman Suffrage Association. I was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 8 years, 1892 to 1900. Later on in life, as I was getting older, I’ve written books about my experiences. Two books I wrote that got a lot of attention were called, The Woman’s Bible and my autobiography titled Eighty Years. All the years I spent fighting for women rights and making a stand, are days I hope inspire all young women in the future. Like I always say, “The best protection any woman can have... is courage.” So have courage ladies, nothing is