Susan B. Anthony:
"Failure is impossible" -Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, MA. She was the daughter of Daniel Anthony, who was a Quaker abolitionist. She became a rural New York State teacher at seventeen years old. To Susan equal pay for women teachers, for coeducation, and for college training for girls was very important. Anthony met Elizabeth Stanton in 1851 and they become close, personal friends. Anthony and Stanton organized the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSP) in 1869. Anthony was president of the NWSP from 1892 to 1900. Later, with help from Stanton and Matilda Gage, Anthony comprised History of Woman Suffrage, Volumes I, II, and III. Anthony passed away in 1906, on March 13th.
Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, MA. She was the daughter of Daniel Anthony, who was a Quaker abolitionist. She became a rural New York State teacher at seventeen years old. To Susan equal pay for women teachers, for coeducation, and for college training for girls was very important. Anthony met Elizabeth Stanton in 1851 and they become close, personal friends. Anthony and Stanton organized the National Women's Suffrage Association (NWSP) in 1869. Anthony was president of the NWSP from 1892 to 1900. Later, with help from Stanton and Matilda Gage, Anthony comprised History of Woman Suffrage, Volumes I, II, and III. Anthony passed away in 1906, on March 13th.
Elizabeth C. Stanton:
"I shall not grow conservative with age" -Elizabeth Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 2, 1805 in Jamestown, New York. Stanton was the daughter of Margret Livingstone and Daniel Cady. Cady was a congressman, lawyer, and state assemblyman. Stanton attended schools such as Johnstown Academy and Troy Female Seminary. Elizabeth married a man named Henry Stanton, despite her father's protests. In 1848, Stanton met Susan B. Anthony. They both attend the first convention for women's rights that was held in Seneca Falls, NY. Together, Stanton and Anthony lead the Women's Temperance Society. They later published, "The Revolution", which was a women's rights paper. "The Revolution" was a financial failure, but a political success! Stanton later held a convention to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first convention is Seneca Falls. The NWSA and the AWSA merge into one, forming the NAWSA. In 1892, Stanton steps down from presidency of the NAWSA. In 1902, two weeks before Stanton's 87th birthday, she died of heart failure. Stanton sadly did not live to see the 19th amendment come to pass, which granted women the right to vote.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 2, 1805 in Jamestown, New York. Stanton was the daughter of Margret Livingstone and Daniel Cady. Cady was a congressman, lawyer, and state assemblyman. Stanton attended schools such as Johnstown Academy and Troy Female Seminary. Elizabeth married a man named Henry Stanton, despite her father's protests. In 1848, Stanton met Susan B. Anthony. They both attend the first convention for women's rights that was held in Seneca Falls, NY. Together, Stanton and Anthony lead the Women's Temperance Society. They later published, "The Revolution", which was a women's rights paper. "The Revolution" was a financial failure, but a political success! Stanton later held a convention to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first convention is Seneca Falls. The NWSA and the AWSA merge into one, forming the NAWSA. In 1892, Stanton steps down from presidency of the NAWSA. In 1902, two weeks before Stanton's 87th birthday, she died of heart failure. Stanton sadly did not live to see the 19th amendment come to pass, which granted women the right to vote.