Biography Of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Ordinary, a term used to describe the regular, or custom, is a description of the plethora of individuals in society. When an individual does something exceptional, or extraordinary, they leave their mark on the world, whether it be positive or negative. "Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny" C.S. Lewis. Elizabeth Cady Stanton influenced her time for the better, her work towards women’s rights allowed her to become known as an extraordinary women’s rights leader. She, along with many other female leaders, began the Women’s Rights Convention, the initial workings to join women together under their cause. Cady Stanton was heavily involved in the Women’s Rights Movement, informing women of the needed equality and social representation of the females in society. This reform movement led to her significant impact amongst the Married Woman’s Property Act, the 14th and 15th Amendments, as well as the grant of the female vote by the 19th Amendment. These legalizations allowed for women equality to be sought, one of her main motivations. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the most quintessential of women’s rights leaders, changed the social foundations of the United States in the 19th century through succeeding in her lifetime devotion to female equality and guaranteeing rights to women, resulting in the 19th amendment to the Constitution.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s early life allowed her to develop her individualism from the norm, and formulate her opinions on society. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12th, 1815 in Johnstown, New York. Her father, Daniel Cady was a successful lawyer and judge in their town, prominent amongst society (McGuire and Wheeler). When young, Cady Stanton was exposed to the world ...

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...n to women’s suffrage and guaranteeing rights to women, resulting in the 19th amendment to the Constitution and gender equality. Her involvement within the feminism movement contributed to the achievement of women’s equality. Today, in the 21st century, women are given the same political and social representation than that of men, something deemed impossible in Cady Stanton’s time. With Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s ordinary destiny, she transformed her own time and the future for the female party into an extraordinary chance to make a difference and stand for equality. Because of her work, and the work of many others in Women’s History, female suffrage has remained a norm of the past and society has pushed forward into new levels of acceptance. Finally, women withhold the place in society today with confidence that gender equality will continue and opportunity embrace.