Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815, in Johnstown, New York.¹⁾

She attended Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary, one of the few educational institutions available to women at the time.²⁾

Stanton was deeply influenced by the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery.³⁾

She married Henry Brewster Stanton, an abolitionist and journalist, in 1840.⁴⁾

Elizabeth and Henry attended the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, where she met Lucretia Mott, sparking her interest in women's rights.⁵⁾

She organized the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.⁶⁾

At the Seneca Falls Convention, she drafted the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights for women.⁷⁾

Stanton was a strong advocate for women's suffrage, believing women should have the right to vote.⁸⁾

She worked to reform laws that denied married women the right to own property or keep their earnings.⁹⁾

Stanton had seven children and often wrote about the challenges of balancing activism and motherhood.¹⁰⁾

She formed a lifelong partnership with Susan B. Anthony, a leading suffragist.¹¹⁾

In 1869, Stanton and Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).¹²⁾

Stanton was a prolific writer, contributing to numerous suffrage and abolitionist publications.¹³⁾

She supported the labor movement's push for an eight-hour workday.¹⁴⁾

Stanton was involved in the temperance movement, advocating against the consumption of alcohol.¹⁵⁾