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What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the women's rights movement?
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

American suffragist
Also known as: Elizabeth Cady
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.—died October 26, 1902, New York, New York) was an American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first concerted demand for women’s suffrage in the United States. Elizabeth Cady received a superior education at home, at the Johnstown Academy, and at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary, from which she graduated in 1832. While studying law in the office of her...

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