What Should I Know About Elizabeth Stanton?

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born in Johnstown, New York (November 12, 1815) and passed away in New York, New York (October 26, 1902)

Stanton is credited for setting off the first organized movement for woman’s rights and suffrage with her Declaration of Sentiments, which was presented in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.

She is married to Henry Brewster Stanton and has seven children.

Prior to her work in women’s suffrage, Stanton was a passionate abolitionist like her husband.

Stanton personally attributed her intellectual and academic development and achievement to the support of a family neighbor, Reverend Simon Hosack, whose support was in contrast with the undervalued treatment she received from her father.

The Episcopal Church commemorates Stanton on July 20 in the calendar of saints.