Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 – 1902) was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the US during the mid- to late-19th century. She was one of the main forces behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments. She was also active in other social reform activities, especially abolitionism.

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