Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leading figure in the women's rights movement of the 19th century, delivered the inaugural address of the Seneca Falls Convention in Seneca Falls, NY to advocate for the rights of women. In this speech, she spoke about discriminatory laws against women, the need for…

<p><span class="deck">Her past was shady but her conscience was excellent, and all in all she played a big part in the emancipation of women</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Elizabeth Lady Stanton's sardonic and biting proto-feminist commentary on the <em>Bible</em> cost her the leadership of the suffragist movement.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">It has been with us since Plymouth Colony. But that’s not why it’s an American institution.</span></p>