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> > -Leading figure of early women's rights movements > -Presents the Declaration of Sentiments at the first women's right convention, which credits to initiating the first movements for this cause. > -Political views almost strict to women's rights > -Was an active abolitionist with her husband and cousin > -Unlike other activists, she addressed issues aside from just voting, such as parental custody, employment and income, divorce laws, health care, and birth control > -Opposed the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments, because giving rights to black men while women of all colors had not seemed wrong > -Was introduced to the law by her judge father > -Out of 11 siblings, only Elizabeth and four sisters survived into adulthood. This caused her mother to fall into a depression and draw out of the lives of her remaining children, causing a maternal void. > -Was formally educated; Johnstown Academy - Latin, Greek, French, religion, mathematics, science, and writing. > -Her father once said "Oh my daughter, I wish you were a boy!" This, in my opinion, led to her movements for the promotion of women. > -Never returned to organized Christianity; instead she lived by logic and maintained ethics. > -Married a journalist who, after marrying her, became an attorney > -Often resorted to racist language, especially in heated conflict over the 14th and 15th amendments > -Firmly believed in equally empowering blacks and whites, men and women. > -Strongest issues in her career that she pursued were women's rights and abolishing slavery > -Stood for "all or nothing" with the amendments, either everyone, man and woman, got rights, or no one did. > -Blamed and attributed inherent sexism to organized Christianity > -Died 18 years before women were granted the right to vote > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton
 * Background information of the reformer - create the context. Determine biases, motives, etc.(4 points)
 * The problem which they believe needs to be solved (include specific details as available) (8 points)
 * The solution to the problem advocated by the reformer (8 points)
 * Women's rights was the main object of Stanton's life, and through her determined plights and head-butting with male politicians, she was vital to the eventual granting of these rights. Without her ingenious, though sometimes radical, opinions and actions, I highly doubt the change would've come about at all. It's a shame that she did not life long enough to see the fruits of her life-long work, for which women everywhere are thankful, though many may not know her name.