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elizabeth cady stanton was born in johnstown new york.
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prohibits slavery north of 36 degrees 30 miniutes north lattitude. missouri is admited as a slave state, adn maine is admited as a free state.
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the american colonization society found liberia as acolony for free blacks in the us
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first women's collage opens in south Hadly massachusets.
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at home of her cousin gerrit smith, a noted reformer, elizabeth cady met abolitionist activist henry brewster stanton, handsome, personable, and a hero who had confronted angry abolitionist mobs.
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family resdee with elizabeth's parents, for henry recognized the need for family conciliation and settled down to read law with judge cady.
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stantons moved to seneca falls in western New York state. Henry had political ambitions and thought the oppertunities for his success would be better in a conparatively new and less populous area.
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elizabeth blackwell becomes the first lady to get a medical degree in the united states of America.
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she gave birth to four more children and now has seven.
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the goverment returns a fugitive slave to slavery.
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confederacy decides to permit slaves to serve in the military
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general robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomatox court house in virginia.
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the 13 amendment was added to the constitution and it abolished slavery.
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the first young women's association opens in boston, united states.
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significant differences between elizabeth and her husbend henry occured.
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she petitions congress demanding that women can vote under the fourteenth amendment.
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married life was essentially dificult for her. Henry was away a great deal so all of the maintenence of her household fell to her, but she was often away lecturing to people about women's rights. elizabeth's biographers consider that by the 1800's their marrage was essentially over. she and henry lived apart, he in new york and her in jersey. then it all ended with henry's death in 1887.
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elizabeth cady stanton peacefully died in the new york apartment which she had for some years shared with bachelor son robert and widowed daughter margret. family tradition had it that elizabeth took her own life having requested her doctor to provide her with a drug overdose when she could no longer enjoy living.
