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⁾

She was critical of organized religion, particularly for its role in oppressing women.¹⁶⁾

Stanton authored “The Woman’s Bible,” which reinterpreted biblical texts from a feminist perspective.¹⁷⁾

She advocated for liberalized divorce laws, believing women should be able to leave unhappy marriages.¹⁸⁾

Stanton was the first woman to testify before the U.S. Senate, arguing for women's suffrage.¹⁹⁾

Her work laid the groundwork for the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.²⁰⁾

Stanton promoted physical health and exercise for women, unusual for her time.²¹⁾

She supported dress reform, advocating for more practical and comfortable clothing for women.²²⁾

She circulated anti-slavery petitions as a young woman, gathering thousands of signatures.²³⁾

Stanton's father, a lawyer and judge, influenced her thinking about law and justice.²⁴⁾

She was a strong proponent of higher education for women.²⁵⁾

In 1866, she ran for Congress, becoming one of the first women to do so.²⁶⁾

Stanton worked alongside Frederick Douglass and other abolitionists in the fight for civil rights.²⁷⁾

She authored many articles and speeches on legal inequalities faced by women.²⁸⁾

Stanton faced significant personal and financial hardships throughout her life, yet remained committed to her cause.²⁹⁾

During the Civil War, she co-founded the Women's Loyal National League to support the Union and push for abolition.³⁰⁾

Her papers and writings are preserved in the Library of Congress.³¹⁾