Elizabeth Stanton was instrumental in the woman's movement.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12, 1815, in Johnstown, New York. She was an abolitionist and leading figure of the early woman's movement. She was an eloquent writer, and her Declaration of Sentiments was a revolutionary call for women's rights across a variety of spectrums.
Stanton was the president of the National Woman Suffrage Association for 20 years.