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Academy and Academy She was educated at Johnstown Johnstown at educated was She The unfairness of these of unfairness The rights to married women. women. married to rights Current Johnstown Mayor Sarah Slingerland Sarah Mayor Johnstown Current
State Legislature passed a bill granting property granting bill a passed Legislature State her legacy persists today to touch strong women. strong touch to today persists legacy her all activities and interests her brother once held. once brother her interests and activities all
1848, the New York New the 1848, unable to vote, to unable for her brother’s death by attempting to excel in excel to attempting by death brother’s her for
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Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. U.S. the to Amendment
convention because she was a woman. a was she because convention
was finally ratified in 1920 as the 19th the as 1920 in ratified finally was
delegate, Elizabeth was denied a seat at the at seat a denied was Elizabeth delegate,
amendment, in substantially the same language, same the substantially in amendment,
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she met her future husband, Henry Stanton. Henry husband, future her met she
ganize the National the ganize children. She helped or helped She children.
Through these meetings, these Through temperance societies. societies. temperance
their wages and to equal guardianship of their of guardianship equal to and wages their
Smith, learning about anti-slavery and anti-slavery about learning Smith,
of new laws that granted women the rights to rights the women granted that laws new of
cousin, the social reformer and abolitionist Gerrit abolitionist and reformer social the cousin,
Legislature. Her advocacy resulted in the passage the in resulted advocacy Her Legislature.
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s suffrage. s country for women’ for country
concerned for all people and all races to be equal. be to races all and people all for concerned
closely with her friend to campaign across the across campaign to friend her with closely
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equality. she taught for a couple of years in Canajoharie. in years of couple a for taught she
developed a strong commitment to promoting to commitment strong a developed alley because alley V had a connection to the Mohawk Mohawk the to connection a had
simply because she was a woman, Elizabeth woman, a was she because simply Anthony also Anthony partnership. Like Ms. Stanton, Ms. Ms. Stanton, Ms. Like partnership.
son, and being denied opportunities and rights and opportunities denied being and son, beginning of a long friendship and working and friendship long a of beginning
Between hearing her father wish she were a were she wish father her hearing Between Anthony. This marked the marked This Anthony. first met Susan B. B. Susan met first
Dear Friend: In 2006, the New York “The happiest State Legislature designated November 12 as Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day in this state. November 12 was people I have chosen because it is the date Elizabeth of Ms. Stanton’s birthday. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902) hailed known have been from Johnstown, New York, which is in my Senate district, so I was especially pleased to see this day Cady Stanton of commemoration created. Not only is she those who gave important in the history of Fulton County and New York State, but also Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a vital role in our nation’s history. As a former teacher and enthusiastic history themselves no buff, I am pleased to help promote local history and heritage tourism. I created this publication on Ms. Stanton to help people learn more about this concern about amazing woman and her connections to our area. Cordially, their❦ own souls,
Hugh T. Farley, Senator but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.”
Pictured, from left, are Senator Farley, City of Johnstown Historian Noel Levee and Lee Lanois viewing Elizabeth Cady Stanton artifacts at the Johnstown Historical Society. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton The photographs below come from: “Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/suffrgquery.html like individual responsibility.” — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This historical marker, located at the Susan B. Anthony stayed at this house, at corner of Main and Market Streets in Johnstown, 9 South William Street, Johnstown, when she proudly announces the birthplace of Elizabeth was visiting Elizabeth Cady Stanton and working Cady Stanton. with her on The History of Woman Suffrage.
lizabeth Cady Stanton is a vital part of New York Visit Johnstown, New York, and walk in a State history, and many organizations besides the young Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s shoes: EJohnstown Historical Society revere her. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up in Johnstown, National Women’s Hall of Fame was established in This photo, courtesy of the Library of New York, in the early part of the 19th century. Congress, is of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and 1969 and, when it began inducting women in 1973, If you visit Johnstown today, you can see or visit her daughter, Harriot. Elizabeth was among the first group to be selected many buildings that she would have seen, including: for this honor. In addition, her role in history is ❦ Johnson Hall State Historic Site highlighted at the Women’s Rights National (762-8712), on Hall Avenue, is the restored 1760s Historic Park in Seneca Falls. home of Sir William Johnson, a prominent figure Elizabeth Cady Stanton places to visit in in Colonial New York. This National Historic Johnstown, New York: Landmark is a Georgian-style building that is ❦ Birthplace of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, made of wood but looks like stone. The large corner of Main and Market Streets. Although a estate, which included a mill, blacksmith shop, bank building now stands where the Cady home Indian store and barns, was established to once stood, a New York State historical marker encourage people to settle in this area. In her announces the beginning of the Women’s Movement: autobiography, Elizabeth remarks how, as a young “Women’s Rights, Birthplace of Elizabeth Cady girl, she had seen the tomahawk marks on the Stanton, 1815-1902, Pioneer of women’s rights, stair rails inside this house. a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.” ❦ The Drumm House (762-7419) is the oldest building in the City of Johnstown. Sir William Whatever the theories may be of had this building constructed in the 1760s for his tenants, one of whom woman’s dependence on man, in the was the local school master. A nearby plaque marks the location of supreme moments of her life he can this school, which was the first free non-sectarian school west of the not bear her burdens. Hudson River. This photo, courtesy of the Library of Congress, is of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (seated) ❦ Fulton County Court House, and her dear friend Susan B. Anthony. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton located at North William and East Main Streets and still in use today, ❦ Just across the street, in Sir William Johnson was built in the early 1770s by Sir William to If you enjoyed this booklet, you may Memorial Park on Main Street, is a marker serve what was then known as Tryon County. The dedicated to Elizabeth: “Elizabeth Cady Stanton, wish to contact my office for other free courthouse was near her home, convenient for her publications, such as: 1815 - 1902, The Birthplace of Equal Rights for father and his law practice. She would occasion- Women in this country, and the World, was right ally listen to the legal proceedings. ❦ Honoring Women’s History Month, here in Johnstown. At the nearby sites of young ❦ Women of Distinction Elizabeth Cady’s home; her father’s law office and Union Hall Inn (762-3210), located at her school, the Academy; she experienced the 2 Union Place, was a stagecoach tavern built in ❦ Senator Farley’s Guide to Historic Sites inspiration and the inception of that zealous crusade 1798 and operated by Capt. Vaumane Jean Baptist and Museums in Fulton, Montgomery, for the emancipation of women. Elizabeth Cady de FonClaire, an officer in the French Army Saratoga and Schenectady Counties during the reign of Louis XVI. Today, it is a Stanton, The Greatest feminist reformer of ❦ Senator Farley Salutes History Month 19th century America. The progenitor of the restaurant that offers lunch, dinner and catering. 19th amendment to the United States Constitution ❦ Fort Johnstown, which was once the Fulton ❦ Snapshot New York which extended the right of suffrage to the women County Jail and is currently home to the County of this Republic.” This marker was erected by Personnel Department, was built in 1771 and is on The following websites offer more New York State and the Johnstown Constitutional Montgomery Street. During the Revolution, it was information on Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Bicentennial Committee in 1989. fortified and used as an outpost. As a friend of the ¥ http://johnstown.com/stanton.html ❦ 9 South William Street. Susan B. Anthony sheriff’s daughter, Elizabeth often visited the jail. rented a room at this address, and it was here that ❦ James Burke’s Inn, located on the corner ¥ http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony Susan worked with Elizabeth on volume three of of Montgomery and South William Streets, ¥ http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/ The History of Woman Suffrage. While it is a opened in 1788 and is the current home of the elizabeth-cady-stanton.htm private home, a marker outside declares: “Elizabeth Johnstown Chapter of the Daughters of the Cady Stanton, 1815-1902, Susan B. Anthony, American Revolution (D.A.R.). Contact Senator Farley: 1820-1906. The History of Woman Suffrage in Four Volumes is the documentary masterpiece from Room 412 LOB 50 years of cooperative teamwork between Albany, NY 12247 Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. (518) 455-2181 Both were outstanding leaders in the campaign for (800) 224-5201 women’s equal rights. During the year 1884 Stanton 2430 Riverfront Center and Anthony lived right here in Johnstown to write Amsterdam, NY 12010 Volume III of their documentary. Mrs. Stanton lived (518) 843-2188 with her sisters in the old family home; and Susan Anthony was only a block away, where she boarded City Hall at Mrs. Henry’s house. Before you is Mrs. Henry’s 33-41 E. Main St. House, and in it the same pleasant ‘Parlor Chamber’ Johnstown, NY 12095 (518) 762-3733 where Susan B. Anthony devoted the year 1884 This bronze plaque, dedicated to Elizabeth preparing Volume III for The History of Woman Cady Stanton, is displayed in Sir William Johnson www.senatorfarley.com Suffrage.” This marker was erected by the Memorial Park on Main Street, Johnstown. Johnstown Historical Society in 1997. ❦ Johnstown Historical Society, 17 North William Street, houses Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.” piano, a portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other mementos. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton