Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, circa 1870
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
circa 1870
Subject Date
circa 1870
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
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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SetWomen's Suffrage: Highlights from the Collections of The Henry Ford
- 19 Artifacts
American women gained the right to vote after a long, hard struggle. A concerted effort to secure voting rights for women began in the mid-1800s and continued until the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920--and even then, some women had to fight on. In recognition of the passage of the 19th Amendment, here are 19 objects from our collections that highlight the women's suffrage movement.