Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, circa 1870
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An outspoken leader of the early women's rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is perhaps best remembered for her contributions to the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. Stanton was a powerful strategist and writer. She influenced her contemporaries and later suffragists, laying the groundwork for the ratification of a constitutional amendment that guaranteed women suffrage in 1920.
An outspoken leader of the early women's rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) is perhaps best remembered for her contributions to the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. Stanton was a powerful strategist and writer. She influenced her contemporaries and later suffragists, laying the groundwork for the ratification of a constitutional amendment that guaranteed women suffrage in 1920.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
circa 1870
Subject Date
circa 1870
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
98.94.18
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.938 in
Width: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
Printed in red ink on back: Sarony & Co., PHOTOGRAPHERS, 680 BROADWAY, N.Y. NAPOLEON SARONY, ALFRED S. CAMPBELL Notes written in pencil on back, three different handwritings: Stanton, / E. Cady Stanton, / Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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