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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Birth/Parents Date of Birth – Nov 12, 1815 Born In Johnstown, NY Father – Daniel Cady A Prominent Attorney Mother – Margaret Livingston Cady Depressed throughout Elizabeth’s childhood due to losing 5 children Childhood Raised by sister Tryphena and Peter Teabout who was a slave Elizabeth was fond of him and reminisced of him in her memoir Eighty Years and More Education Formally educated at Johnstown Academy Studied Latin, Greek and Mathematics until age 16. Co-educational classes allowed her to compete with boys Won many academic awards and honors College Education In 1830 she enrolled in the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, NY This was after she could not get into her college of choice, which was male only She was strongly influenced by Charles Grandison Finney – an evangelical preacher and central figure in the revivalist movement Marriage Married Henry Brewster Stanton in 1840 He was a journalist, antislavery orator and became an attorney after he married Elizabeth The marriage lasted until Henry’s death in 1887 Children Family Life The Stantons had 7 children Stanton was a mother who advocated homeopathy, freedom of expression, outdoor activity and an academic education for her children They raised their family in Seneca Falls, NY Activism 1848 - with other women organized the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls Drafted a “Declaration of Sentiments” which was read at the convention Activism Following the Seneca Falls convention she was invited to speak at a second women’s right convention in Rochester, NY This solidified her role as an activist and reformer Activism Along with Susan B. Anthony, Stanton founded the Woman’s State Temperance Society (1852-1853) Their focus eventually shifted towards female suffrage and women’s rights Lobbied against ratification of the 14th 15th Amendments Wanted women to have the right to vote Activism With the help of Matilda Joslyn Gage, Stanton authored the Declaration of Rights