1. The Rise of Feminism
Caleigh Wall

2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

3. Introduction
Elizabeth Cady Stanton - one of the few women involved with feminism who wasn’t a Quaker
Who was she?
How did she contribute to the rise of feminism and what was her role?
What did she accomplish during the women’s rights movement?
What was her personal, educational and political background?

4. Who was she?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12th, October 26th, 1902)
An active abolitionist with her husband Henry Brewster Stanton
Supporter of temperance movement
Assisted organization of the first women’s rights convention in 1848

5. What were some of her concerns?
Issues pertaining to women beyond voting rights:
Women's parental and custody rights
Property rights
Employment and income rights
Divorce
The economic health of the family
Birth control

6. Her Contribution & Role
Addressed the New York legislature on an omnibus women’s rights bill
Formed National Women’s Loyal League
Established the National Woman Suffrage Association
1860’s - began to advocate for the ‘right to self-sovereignty’

7. Personal, Educational, & Political Background
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York
Received the best education at the time - Johnstown Academy
Margaret Livingston Cady - depressed and absent in Cady Stanton’s life
Her husband was a co-founder of the Republican party

8. Elizabeth’s Accomplishments
After Civil War, Stanton and Anthony broke abolitionist backgrounds and pushed for the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
published The Woman’s Bible and autobiography Eighty Years and More
Spoke at Rochester Convention of solidified her as an activist and reformer
One of the women who drafted the Declaration of Sentiments

9. “The best protection any woman can have… is courage.”
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton

10. Works Cited
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History.com Staff. “Elizabeth Cady Stanton.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009,
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