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Daniel Cady (April 29, 1773 – October 31, 1859) was an American lawyer, politician and judge in upstate New York. [1] The father of activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Judge Cady served one term as a U.S. representative from New York. [2]
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (née Cady; November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century.
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers project was an academic undertaking to collect and document all available materials written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Anthony. The project began in 1982 and has since been ended. [248] [249]
Elizabeth Cady met her future husband, Henry Stanton, also an active abolitionist, at the Smith family home in Peterboro, New York. [16] Established in 1795, the town had been founded by and named for Gerrit Smith's father, Peter Smith, who built the family homestead there in 1804.
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House is a historic house at 32 Washington Street in the village of Seneca Falls, New York. Built before 1830, it was the home of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) from 1847 to 1862. It is now a historic house museum as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park.
You may recognize names like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton from history class. They fought for women to have the right to vote. But the fight for women's equality is far from finished.
Throughout their lives, Henry Stanton and Elizabeth Cady Stanton traveled widely, both jointly and separately, speaking and organizing for social causes that included temperance, abolition and women's rights. When Henry died unexpectedly of pneumonia in 1887, Elizabeth was in London speaking on behalf of voting rights for women.
Stanton lived in the home from 1868 to 1887, although her husband mostly resided in New York City. [ 3 ] [ 5 ] Income from Stanton's speeches and writings were used to maintain the property. [ 4 ] During Stanton's time living in Tenafly, Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor as the two women worked on advancing women's rights. [ 3 ]