Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an intellectual titan of the 19th-century American women's rights movement, chief architect of the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, and co-author of the Declaration of Sentiments, which first articulated women's right to vote and full legal equality.
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Suffragist, Social Activist, Abolitionist & 1848 Seneca Falls Leader
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Honor the extraordinary legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton on November 12 with these curated quotes, philosophical reflections, and heartfelt tributes celebrating their monumental impact on Suffragist, Social Activist, Abolitionist & 1848 Seneca Falls Leader.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.”
“The history of the world is a history of the repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman.”
“Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.”
“The best protection any woman can have is courage and education.”
“To deny any group of human beings the ballot is to reduce them to political nullity.”
“The strongest reason for giving woman all the opportunities for higher education is the solitude and personal responsibility of her own individual life.”
“Come, come, my conservative friend, wipe the dew off your spectacles, and see that the world is moving.”
“Whatever the future may hold, woman must be equipped to stand upon her own feet and face the storms of existence.”
“Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.”
“There is a great deal of difference between the desire to govern others and the desire to govern oneself.”
Suffragist, Social Activist, Abolitionist & 1848 Seneca Falls Leader
