A collection of quotes and thoughts by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on sentiments, courage, declaration, books, speech, women, suffrage, achievements and protection
21 Thought-Provoking Quotes By Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Founder / Co Founder:
American Equal Rights Association, National Woman Suffrage Association, International Council of Women, National American Woman Suffrage Association, Women's rights
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an illustrious American social crusader, abolitionist and suffragist. She was also a prominent figure in the early women’s right movement. She is accredited with commencing the first organized women’s suffrage and women’s right movement in the United States. This was a result of her ‘Declaration of Sentiments’ in 1848 which were presented in ‘Seneca Falls Convention’. Stanton also served as the President of ‘National Woman Suffrage Association’ from 1892 to 1900. Prior to focusing completely on women’s right and suffrage, she was actively working as an abolitionist along with her husband Henry Brewster Stanton and her cousin, Gerrit Smith. Following is a compilation of some notable thoughts, opinions, viewpoints and sayings by Elizabeth Cady Stanton which have been curated from her work, speeches, writings and life. Go through the empowering quotations and thoughts by Elizabeth Cady Stanton on history, women, courage, equality, struggle, words, proud, slavery, bible, fear, self-sacrifice, logic, duty, obstacles, mankind, triumph and more.
When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
The happiest people I have known have been those who gave themselves no concern about their own souls, but did their uttermost to mitigate the miseries of others.
Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working order, they make opportunities for its illustration as often as possible.
Dress loose,take a great deal of exercise ,and be particular about your diet and sleep sound enough,the body has a great effect on the mind.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
To-day the woman is Mrs. Richard Roe, to-morrow Mrs. John Doe, and again Mrs. James Smith according as she changes masters, and she has so little self-respect that she does not see the insult of the custom.
Put it down in capital letters: SELF-DEVELOPMENT IS A HIGHER DUTY THAN SELF-SACRIFICE. The thing that most retards and militates against women’s self development is self-sacrifice.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Think of the inconvenience of vanishing as it were from your friends and, correspondents three times in one's natural life.
We come into this world alone, unlike all who have gone before us...Nature never repeats herself, and the possibilities of one human soul will never be found in another.
