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    Elizabeth Cady Stanton There have been many great feminists throughout history, who have changed and shaped society, all who have worked toward one goal, to empower women all over the world. One of these women, Elizabeth Stanton who fought for women’s suffrage was able to shape the way a nation perceived and fought for the rights of their people, allowing the women of today to benefit from her accomplishments on a substantial scale. Elizabeth Stanton was born on the 12th of November 1815, in Johnstown

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    two women from London by the names of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott came to the United States, to organize the women's right convention at Seneca Falls in 1848. By 1866, they received aid from Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone to establish the American Equal Rights Association. These women were very hard working and dedicated to what they were trying to do. Iit was at this point that their ranks begain to swell and gain momentum. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the leading feminist philosopher

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    May 11, 2015 Elizabeth Cady Stanton The women’s rights movement impacted the United States history in a big way. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was known as the United States first feminist. Because of her actions, she changed history by fighting for women’s rights. The works of Elizabeth Cady Stanton affected the United States by the organizations that she started, the documents and books that she wrote, and the beliefs she had about women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton started many organizations

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    Declaration of Independance. By 1890, two groups United to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Many women fought for their rights, three main women who fought for women’s rights are were Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. One woman who fought for women’s rights is Abigail Adams. Adams was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Adams was one of the first advocates of women’s equal education and women’s property rights. She was born on November 11, 1744, and died

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    When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was in the full swing of fighting for rights I think she was like most of reformers. She was tough and took on a whole lot of issues at a time. During this time period there were a lot of issues going on that women were fighting. The 1800’s saw a lot of change through these women also. Women began to view their own rights as significant and advocated for the realization of these rights. The issues were widespread from education to abolition to woman’s suffrage. Many women’s

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    To me, I thought that this selection was a great read. In her response, she argues for a broadening of the debate over text and context with a purpose of constructing a feminist approach to criticism. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is widely known as one of the most important "speaker" for women's rights in the nineteenth century. She is responsible for opening new rhetorical spaces for women through brilliant appeals. In this speech, her brilliant appeals were also appeals of blacks. This made me give her

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    Did Elizabeth Cady Stanton take an effective stand for women’s suffrage? Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York. She died on October 26, 1902 in New York, New York. Stanton studied at Johnstown Academy, Troy Female Seminary. Stanton was an early leader of women’s rights movement. She was an activist, feminist, editor and writer. She was committed in the abolitionist movement. She and Susan B. Anthony helped each other to form the world’s first women’s rights convention

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    Thanks to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and many other women rights activists, from 1880-1910, the percentage of employed females rose about 300% (“Women’s Suffrage in the Progressive Era”). Throughout the women’s rights movement, Stanton influenced many females to fight for what they believed in, from better job opportunities, to voting rights, to divorce rights, and more. Stanton is one of the females who started the women’s rights movement in the late 1800s (Foner and Garraty). Elizabeth Cady Stanton had

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    Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Challenging Religion through the Women’s Right Movement Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a powerful writer who believed on the abolition of slavery and that women’s voice should be heard. Stanton, along with other members of the woman suffrage movement recognized how the Christian Church supported men’s oppressive behavior toward women. She realized that women’s position in the Church became so deteriorated that horrifying acts against women became justified and accepted by the

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    Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Woman’s Rights is a biography by Lois W. Banner depicting the life and accomplishments of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This book has been a subject of praise and admiration in the wold of feminism as well as Stanton admirers looking for a different take on the age old information regarding her accomplishments. This book gives a brief yet detailed account of Stanton’s upbringing, followed by information about the Seneca Falls Convention, which “marked the beginning

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