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The Women Behind the Seneca Falls Convention

 

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             According to fordham.edu (1998) "The Declaration of the Seneca Falls Convention, using the model of the US Declaration of Independence, forthrightly demanded that the rights of women as right-bearing individuals be acknowledged and respected by society. It was signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men" (para.1). Until Lucretia Mott's death in 1880 she remained an involved leader in women's rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was another major player in the Seneca Falls Convention. According to nps.gov (n.d) "Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815-1902) is believed to be the driving force behind the 1848 Convention, and for the next fifty years played a leadership role in the women's rights movement" (para.1). Elizabeth Cady Stanton born in Johnstown, New York on November 12, 1815. She was one of 11 children. The daughter of Daniel Cady had many issues due to the death of all of his male heirs. He did not treat Elizabeth very well because of his desire for another son which made Stanton to feel that she was not good enough because of her gender. Daniel Cady was an attorney that served the US Congress then later on became a New York Supreme Court Justice. Her father's place in society made Elizabeth early on in life to be made known the law that allowed her to have the thoughts of her dream of men and women being equal. .
             An American abolitionist and one of the leading figures in the woman's suffrage movement Elizabeth Cady Stanton was given recognition for organizing the first women's rights and suffrage movements in America. Her whole life until her death in 1902 was devoted to women's rights. It is unfortunate that she passed away just 20 years before the United States gave the women the right to vote, something she worked so hard to see accomplished. The third major woman in the women's rights movement was Susan B. Anthony. According to nps.gov (n.d.) "Susan B.


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