Name: edHelper Elizabeth Cady Stanton Caption: Elizabeth Cady Stanton (seated) with Susan B. Anthony (standing) "I wish you had been born a boy," said Daniel Cady to his daughter Elizabeth. Elizabeth Cady was trying to comfort her father after her brother's funeral. Elizabeth crawled into her father's lap to tell him she would try to be all her brother had been. She was brokenhearted to hear her father say he valued boys more than girls. Elizabeth Cady was born in Johnstown, New York, on November 12, 1815. She was the eighth of eleven children born to Daniel and Margaret Cady. Five of her brothers and sisters died before the age of five. Her brother Eleazar, died in 1826 just before graduating college. He was the only boy in the family. Learning how her father felt about girls after Eleazar's death changed her life. From that point on, she was determined to impress her father with her abilities. Elizabeth received a formal education. She attended Johnstown Academy until she was sixteen. She entered several academic contests and won. After graduating from high school, Elizabeth was denied entrance to the local college. The college only admitted men. She enrolled in Troy Female Seminary but dropped out after nearly experiencing a nervous breakdown. Elizabeth became involved in the temperance (movement against the consumption of alcohol) and abolitionist (movement to end slavery) movements as a young woman. She met Henry Brewster Stanton at one of these functions. She and Henry were married in 1840. They lived with Elizabeth's father while Henry studied law. In 1843 they moved to Boston where Henry joined a law firm. They had three children while living in Boston. In 1847, they moved to Seneca Falls, New York, where their last four children were born. As her children got older, Elizabeth began to pursue her own interests. Her husband was away on business much of the time so she began attending abolitionist meetings. She was nominated as a delegate to the abolitionist convention. Women were not allowed to sit with the men at the convention. This treatment upset her. As a result, Elizabeth organized the first women's rights convention. It was held on July 19 and 20, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. Among the first statements she made at the convention was that "men and women were created equal." She proposed a resolution demanding voting rights for women. Two years later, Elizabeth met Susan B. Anthony at a women's rights convention. They joined forces to fight for women's rights. Elizabeth and Susan began to agree with Victoria Woodhull. Victoria believed that the Fifteenth Amendment gave all citizens the right to vote. Since women were citizens, they already had the right to vote. Women just needed to claim it. Elizabeth and Susan found many supporters for their cause including Name: edHelper Sojourner Truth, a former slave. In May of 1869, the National Women's Suffrage (women's right to vote) Association was founded. Elizabeth served as its president for twenty-one years. She went on to write several books on women's rights. She wrote articles for publication, traveled, and lectured. She supported equal divorce rights, property rights, and employment rights for women. On January 18, 1892, Elizabeth Stanton addressed the members of congress on women's rights. She claimed the value of people should be based on who they were and not their gender. Elizabeth Cady Stanton died in New York City on October 26, 1902, at the age of 86. Women were not granted the right to vote until August 26, 1920. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Seneca Falls was declared a national historic landmark in 1965. She will be remembered as one of the founders of the women's rights movement in America. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.~Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton Questions 1. What was the occasion upon which Elizabeth's father told her, "I wish you had been born a boy"? A. her birthday B. her mother's funeral C. her wedding day D. her brother's funeral 2. In what year was Elizabeth Cady born? A. 1776 B. 1887 C. 1815 D. 1826 3. What was the temperance movement? A. a movement against women's rights B. a movement against drinking alcohol C. a movement against high temperatures D. a movement against showing temper 4. What was the women's right to vote movement called? A. women's congress B. women's suffrage C. poor women D. women's convention Name: edHelper 5. Who served as president of the National Women's Suffrage Association for twenty-one years? A. Susan B. Anthony B. Gloria Steinem C. Elizabeth C. Stanton D. Victoria Woodhull 6. In what year did women finally get the right to vote? A. 1920 B. 1918 C. 1915 D. 1903.