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elizabeth cady stanton was born
elizabeth cady stanton was born in johnstown new york. -
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elizabeth cady stanton
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the missouri comprimise
prohibits slavery north of 36 degrees 30 miniutes north lattitude. missouri is admited as a slave state, adn maine is admited as a free state. -
found colony for free blacks in the us
the american colonization society found liberia as acolony for free blacks in the us -
elizabeth graduated fron the academy
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first women's collage
first women's collage opens in south Hadly massachusets. -
the meeting of her soon to be husbend
at home of her cousin gerrit smith, a noted reformer, elizabeth cady met abolitionist activist henry brewster stanton, handsome, personable, and a hero who had confronted angry abolitionist mobs. -
the moving back
family resdee with elizabeth's parents, for henry recognized the need for family conciliation and settled down to read law with judge cady. -
moving again
stantons moved to seneca falls in western New York state. Henry had political ambitions and thought the oppertunities for his success would be better in a conparatively new and less populous area. -
elizabeth blackwell
elizabeth blackwell becomes the first lady to get a medical degree in the united states of America. -
she gave birth to four more children
she gave birth to four more children and now has seven. -
fuggitive slave returned
the goverment returns a fugitive slave to slavery. -
allowing slaves to serve in the militay
confederacy decides to permit slaves to serve in the military -
the surrender
general robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomatox court house in virginia. -
13 amendment
the 13 amendment was added to the constitution and it abolished slavery. -
first young women's christian association opens
the first young women's association opens in boston, united states. -
two sufferage orginizations were formed
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tension between her and her husbend
significant differences between elizabeth and her husbend henry occured. -
victoria woodhull
she petitions congress demanding that women can vote under the fourteenth amendment. -
henry died
married life was essentially dificult for her. Henry was away a great deal so all of the maintenence of her household fell to her, but she was often away lecturing to people about women's rights. elizabeth's biographers consider that by the 1800's their marrage was essentially over. she and henry lived apart, he in new york and her in jersey. then it all ended with henry's death in 1887. -
her death
elizabeth cady stanton peacefully died in the new york apartment which she had for some years shared with bachelor son robert and widowed daughter margret. family tradition had it that elizabeth took her own life having requested her doctor to provide her with a drug overdose when she could no longer enjoy living.
