Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an American social activist and leading figure of the early woman&rsquo\;s mo vement. Her Declaration of Sentiments\, presented at the first wo men&rsquo\;s rights convention held in 1848 in Seneca Falls\, New York\, i s often credited with initiating the first organized woman&rsquo\;s rights and woman&rsquo\;s suffrage movements in the United States.
\nStant on used her brilliance\, insightfulness\, and eloquence to advocate for ma ny important issues pertaining to women beyond voting rights. \; Her c oncerns included women's parental and custody rights\, property rights\, e mployment and income rights\, divorce laws\, the economic health of the fa mily\, and birth control. \; She was also an outspoken supporter of th e 19th century temperance movement.
\nA prolific author whose works include Solitude of Self and The Woman's Bible\, Stanton once wrote that "the prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in hu man history."
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