Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes
There must be a remedy even for such a crying evil as this [abortion]. But where shall it be found, at least where begin, if not in the complete enfranchisement and elevation of women?
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Child Murder." The Revolution, 12 Mar. 1868.
She was in China as a delegate to the international congress and not in an official capacity as a representative and First Lady of the United States. Nonetheless, such implied criticism of the Chinese leadership in their own capital.
Vladimir Lenin. Because Lenin was such an ardent feminist it was very easy for the opponents of women’s suffrage and equality to label anyone who took that position as a Communist. The conflation of opposition to sexism and racism and communism has been a tactic that was very effective over the years and is still used today by people who think corrective action to reach equality has gone too far.
She was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress and was the first Black woman to actively campaign for the Presidency
Stowe persuaded Lockwood to stand for President. They tried to recruit a man for the Vice Presidential nomination, and when they could not, Stowe became the first female to become a Vice Presidential candidate.
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.
