Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a prominent American suffragist, social activist, and abolitionist. She is best known for her work in women's rights and played a key role in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. Stanton was one of the organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the first women's rights convention in the U.S., where the Declaration of Sentiments, a document demanding equal rights for women, was adopted. She co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 and dedicated her life to advocating for women's right to vote. Stanton also wrote numerous speeches and essays, including "The Woman's Bible," which challenged religious interpretations that were used to justify women's inferior position in society. Through her activism, Stanton fought for women's legal rights, including property rights, custody rights, and the right to divorce, and her efforts laid the groundwork for the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
