Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes


Dr. Oaks made the remark that, according to the best estimate he could make, there were four hundred murders annually produced by abortion in that county alone....There must be a remedy for such a crying evil as this.


Citations

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Child Murder." The Revolution, vol. 1, no. 10, 12 Mar. 1868, p. 146.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Born: November 12, 1815
  • Died: October 26, 1902
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer, Suffragist, Women's Rights Activist, Abolitionist

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-1800s. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments. Her demand for women's right to vote generated a controversy at the convention but quickly became a central tenet of the women's movement. She was also active in other social reform activities, especially abolitionism.