Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born November 12th, 1815. She was raised with an abolitionist background and carried her abolitionist beliefs out and acted upon them. She fought strongly for the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments because she wanted African American men to have the right to vote. Stanton felt that African Americans were entitled to vote, and so were women. Along with Susan B. Anthony, she fought for African American and women suffrage and rights. Both felt that the language of the amendments must be changed in order to grant full and secure equality. In 1868, Stanton and Anthony started a women's rights weekly called the ''Revolition". The editorials showed greater opportunities for working women and articles to encourage women to demand their granted their rights. Later both women founded the Nation Woman Suffrage Association to get federal passage of the women's suffrage amendment. Stanton traveled across the country trying to gain support and encourage women to take action. Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for the rights of women and was a leader in the fight for women suffrage.

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