Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an influential in the civil rights movement of the Nineteenth century. Stanton advocated the end of slavery,and equal rights for women and black Americans. After the American civil war,Stanton became increasingly focused on the issue of female suffrage and feminist issues. She was a strong supporter of the Temperance movement,and was also critical of organised christianity for relegating the role of women. She wrote influential pamphlets and books,including: Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (1848), A petition for universal suffrage (1866), History of women suffrage (1881-1922), The women's Bible (1895-1898). She's considered by many to be one of the women's rights movements in the US.