Elizabeth Cady Stanton

This is a timeline of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's life and important events after she died.

1815-11-12 00:00:00

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Birth

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York.

1826-01-09 01:48:54

Her brother Eleazer dies

Her brother Eleazer dies at the age of 20 and to make her father feel better she promises to be all that her brother had been. Her father replies saying, "I wish you were a boy." This is one event out of many that motivates her to be just as great as any man in her time.

1830-01-01 02:09:36

Jamestown Academy

She graduates from Jamestown Academy in the year 1830. She is 15 years old when she graduates from Jamestown Academy

1832-11-08 00:00:00

Her Graduation

She graduated from Emma Willard's Troy Female Seminary in 1832.

1840-05-01 20:43:20

Her Marriage to Henry Stanton

Elizabeth married Henry Stanton who was a reformer on May 1,1840. They would be married for 47 years before he passes away.

1847-01-07 17:15:00

Moved from Boston to Seneca Falls

Henry and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and their children move to Seneca Falls. They moved because of Henry's fragile health and thought Seneca Falls would be better than staying in Boston.

1848-07-09 12:35:34

Seneca Falls Convention

In 1848, Stanton and several other women held the convention in Seneca Falls, New York.

1851-01-01 18:07:29

Stanton meets Susan B.Anthony

She meets Susan B.Anthony in 1851. This is a very important event since Anthony is also a leader of women's suffrage.

1854-01-01 14:51:00

The Women's State Temperance Society

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony lead the Women's State Temperance Society together in 1854.

1859-01-27 22:04:48

Her last child is born

Robert Livingston Stanton, her last child, is born in the year 1859. He was a unplanned baby born when Elizabeth Cady was forty-four.

1876-07-04 18:13:30

Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B.Anthony wrote this document and was presented at the annual meeting in May.

1887-01-27 17:02:24

Henry Stanton's death

Her husband passed away in 1887 after 47 years of marriage.

1888-01-04 18:18:00

40th anniversy of the Seneca Falls Convention

Stanton and Anthony both organize the 40th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention. It was the 1st and largest international conference of women at the time but it did not further the women's suffrage movement.

1890-01-15 20:13:12

NWSA and AWSA join together to create NAWSA.

They join together in the year 1890. Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the president of this organization for a long time. She says her famous speech when she retires from being president of NAWSA.

1892-02-20 19:12:39

Soltitude of Self Speech

Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered the Solitude of Self speech on February 20, 1892. This was her resignation speech after 20 years as president of National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA).

1895-01-01 23:09:34

Stanton Publishes The Woman's Bible

Stanton publishes the first part of The Woman's Bible in 1895. Many woman's rights activists were opposed to this book because they felt that it would harm the drive for women's suffrage. This book brought lots of controversy and antagonism. It challenged the religious idea that women should always obey men.

1902-10-26 12:20:15

Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Death

Elizabeth Cady Stanton passed away on October 26, 1902. She died of heart failure at her home in New York City.

1919-06-04 00:40:22

The Nineteenth Amendment is Passed

The Nineteenth Amendment was passed on June 4,1919. It guaranteed all American women the right to vote.

1920-08-18 00:00:00

The Nineteenth Amendment is Ratified

The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified on August 18,1920. It was not ratified by all the states in 1920. Most of the states ratified the amendment in 1920.

1984-01-01 00:00:00

Mississippi Ratifies the Amendment

The last state to ratify The Nineteenth Amendment was Mississippi. It was ratified there almost 65 years after the amendment was passed in 1919.

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