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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Born
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York. She would become a leading figure in the women's suffrage movement, co-organizing the Seneca Falls Convention and drafting the Declaration of Sentiments that demanded equal rights for women.
Why It Matters
Stanton's lifelong advocacy for women's rights helped lay the foundation for the 19th Amendment and expanded the American understanding of who is entitled to full citizenship.