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Birth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York on October 26, 1815. -
Husband
Elizabeth married abolitionist Henry B. Stanton in 1840. They spent their honeymoon at the World Anti-slavery convention in London. -
Mother
Elizabeth Cady Stanton moves from Boston to the upstate New York village of Seneca Falls and raises seven children. -
First Women's Rights Convention
Elizabeth planned this convention which took place in Seneca Falls, New York, her home town. It set the agenda for the women's rights movement that followed. -
First NATIONAL Women's Rights Convention
Over 1,000 participants attended in Worcester, MA. -
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth and Susan would become lifelong friends and leaders of the women's suffrage movement. -
Women's National Loyal League
Their cause extended beyond women's issues: Founded by Elizabeth and Susan B. Anthony, the Women's National Loyal League gathered 400,000 signatures to abolish slavery. -
American Equal Rights Association
The American Equal Rights Association is the first organization in the U.S. to advocate national women's suffrage. -
History of Women's Suffrage
First three volumes of the History of Women's Suffrage are edited by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth. -
National American Women's Suffrage Association
National Woman's Suffrage Association and American Woman's Suffrage Association merge to form this. Elizabeth is elected the first President. -
Solitude of Self
Elizabeth delivers "Solitude of Self" speech as she steps down from President of NAWSA. Susan B. Anthony assumes the office. -
The Woman's Bible
Elizabeth edits the first volume of "The Woman's Bible" along with a committe of women who interpret biblical passages that degrade women. -
Lifelong Friends
A inspiring and heartful birthday letter from Susan to Elizabeth one month before Elizabeth's death. It ends with "As we, dear old friend, move on to the next sphere of existence--higher and larger, we cannot fail to believe, and one where women will not be placed in an inferior position, but will be welcomed on a plane of perfect intellectual spirit and equality." -
Death
Elizabeth dies on October 26, 1902 just prior to her 87th birthday. -
The 19th Amendment
Eighteen years after Elizabeth's death, women finally win the right to vote through the 19th Amendment, ending an 81 year struggle for Elizabeth and other suffragettes.
