Elizabeth Cady Stanton


I was once called the most dangerous woman in America because I dared to
ask for the unthinkable- the right to vote. I challenged my culture's basic
assumptions about men and women, and dedicated my life to the pursuit of equal
rights for all women. My name is Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
I was born in Johnstown, New York, on the 12th of November, 1815. My
father is the prominent attorney and judge Daniel Cady and my mother is Margaret
Livingston Cady. I was born the seventh child and middle daughter. Although my
mother gave birth to eleven children- five boys and six girls- six of her
children died. Only one of my brothers survived to adulthood, and he died
unexpectedly when he was twenty. At ten years old, my childhood was shadowed by
my father's grief. I can still recall going into the large darkened parlor to
see my brother and finding the casket and my father by his side, pale and
immovable. As he took notice of me, I climbed upon his knee. He......

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