Eighty Years and More: Memoirs of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1897)

By Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Book Overview

"I am moved to recall what I can of my early days, what I thought and felt, that grown people may have a better understanding of children and do more for their happiness and development. I see so much tyranny exercised over children, even by well-disposed parents, and in so many varied forms, -a tyranny to which these parents are themselves insensible, -that I desire to paint my joys and sorrows in as vivid colors as possible, in the hope that I may do something to defend the weak from the strong...." Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. Her Declaration of Sentiments, presented at the Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, is often credited with initiating the first organized women's rights and women's suffrage movements in the United States. Stanton was president of the National Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 until 1900. Contents: Childhood School Days Girlhood Life at Peterboro Our Wedding Journey Homeward Bound Motherhood Boston and Chelsea The First Woman's Rights Convention Susan B. Anthony My First Speech Before a Legislature Reforms and Mobs Views on Marriage and Divorce Women as Patriots Pioneer Life in Kansas-Our Newspaper, "The Revolution" Lyceums and Lecturers Westward Ho The Spirit of '76 Writing "The History of Woman Suffrage" In the South of France Reforms and Reformers in Great Britain Woman and Theology England and France Revisited The International Council of Women My Last Visit to England Sixtieth Anniversary of the Class of 1832-The Woman's Bible My Eightieth Birthday

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8027334160
• ISBN13: 9788027334162
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: E-Artnow
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A must read!

This book is a must read for anyone interested in the struggle for suffrage. Stanton takes the reader on a journey throught the trials and triumphs that marked her life. Fabulous read! Highly recommended.

Brilliant and fascinating, tem que ler este livro!!!!!!

This is one of the most interesting books I've ever read. Stanton was a 19th century women's rights activist who had a complex, rationalist personal theology that changed and evolved thoughout her lifetime. This book reveals this theology, her weaknesses, and her. Recomendo este livro altamente!!!!!!

An inspiring story detailing Ms. Stanton's experience.

Reading the book not only helped me to understand the political and legal environment for women during Ms. Stanton's life, but also helped me to understand Ms. Stanton as a person and her inner drive for equality. Her narrative provides us with stories to illustrate her passion for justice and her perservance in working toward the woman's vote. We get a picture of the territories and the states during those early times as she stuggles to get to places by means that would seem alien to us now. Ms. Stanton demonstrates that her partnership with Susan B. Anthony was inevitable as their strengths complimented each other to help them fulfill their work toward equality. Although neither women lived to see the amendment pass, there are no signs of regret for all the years of dedication. We know she knows it will happen. Through her reality, we share the frustrations, the angers, the joys, and the triumphs. I liked knowing Ms. Stanton had written the book and feel I got to know her courage, wit, and character by reading it. I highly recommend the book.