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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York.
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At the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, N.Y., a woman's rights convention--the first ever held in the United States--convenes with almost 200 women in attendance. The convention was organized by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two abolitionists who met at the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London.
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Slavery is abolished in all states; a feat Elizabeth Cady Stanton fought for.
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All people are legally allowed the same protection under the law which dealt with some of the post-Civil War dilemnas yet did not guarentee women equal rights as men.
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The Woman's Bible, written by famous 19th Century feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a "Revising Committee", is one of the first attempts by women to evaluate the Judeo-Christian legacy and its impact on women through history.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton died
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Gives former male slaves the right to vote. This further anger the Women's Suffrage movement. Although many of them were abolitionists, suffragist felt slighted that they had been passed over for former slaves which instilled in them greater passion for their cause.
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Women are finally given the right to vote.
