Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Book language: English
358 pages
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's memoir traces her life from childhood in the early 1800s through decades of activism for women's rights in the United States. It recalls the first woman's rights convention, her friendship with Susan B. Anthony, and the broader reform movements of the nineteenth century. It is valued for its firsthand view of the struggle for woman suffrage.
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Opening of the book
EIGHTY YEARS AND MORE REMINISCENCES 1815-1897 ELIZABETH CADY STANTON Elizabeth Cady Stanton CHAPTER "Social science affirms that woman's place in society marks the level of civilization." I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME TO SUSAN B. ANTHONY, MY STEADFAST FRIEND FOR HALF A CENTURY. CONTENTS. ■ I. CHILDHOOD ■ II. SCHOOL DAYS ■ III. GIRLHOOD ■ IV. LIFE AT PETERBORO ■ V. OUR WEDDING JOURNEY ■ VI. HOMEWARD BOUND ■ VII. MOTHERHOOD ■ VIII. BOSTON AND CHELSEA ■ IX. THE FIRST WOMAN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION ■ X. SUSAN B. ANTHONY
■ XI. SUSAN B. ANTHONY (Continued) ■ XII. MY FIRST SPEECH BEFORE A LEGISLATURE ■ XIII. REFORMS AND MOBS ■ XIV. VIEWS ON MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE ■ XV. WOMEN AS PATRIOTS ■ XVI. PIONEER LIFE IN KANSAS—OUR NEWSPAPER "THE REVOLUTION" ■ XVII. LYCEUMS AND LECTURERS ■ XVIII. WESTWARD HO! ■ XIX. THE SPIRIT OF '76 ■ XX. WRITING "THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE" ■ XXI. IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE ■ XXII. REFORMS AND REFORMERS IN GREAT BRITAIN ■ XXIII. WOMAN AND THEOLOGY ■ XXIV. ENGLAND AND FRANCE REVISITED ■ XXV. THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN ■ XXVI. MY LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND ■ XXVII. SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLASS OF 1832—THE WOMAN'S BIBLE ■ XXVIII. MY EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY ■ INDEX OF NAMES LIST OF PORTRAITS. • The Author, Frontispiece • Margaret Livingston Cady • Judge Daniel Cady • Henry Brewster Stanton • The Author and Daughter • The Author and Son • Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Smith Miller • Children and Grandchildren • The Author, Mrs. Blatch, and Nora • The Author, Mrs. Lawrence, and Robert Livingston
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