Elizabeth Cady Stanton has many titles associated with her name: wife, mother, abolitionist, suffragist, social activist, but mainly a protector, defender, and fighter of women’s rights. From the age of twenty-five up until her death at age eighty-six, Stanton was involved publicly in speaking out in favor of social reforms, especially those that concerned women. Unlike other female activists of her time, she would speak directly in front of state and federal legislative bodies in order to accomplish whatever she set her mind to. As this paper, will suggest, by examining her influences in youth, her work, and her legacy, Stanton was one of the forefront activists during her lifetime, constantly pushing and arguing for what she deemed as necessary and right. …show more content…
She was the seventh child, born on November 12, 1815. Her mother’s father was Colonel James Livingston who raised a regiment of Americans and fought at Quebec and Saratoga. This is important to note, because her mother would be an important influence in Elizabeth’s young life. She supported abolition and women’s rights unashamedly throughout her life, and according to Elizabeth, she always preferred “diplomacy to open warfare.” However, even though her mother had a reputation of being strong-willed and opinionated, she also made sure to teach her daughters how to be wives, mothers, and housekeepers. Stanton would credit her father with being her most important influence, even though she received multiple traits from her