What did Elizabeth hear when her baby sister was born?
Someone said she would grow up to be president.
Someone said it was a pity she was a girl.
What unfair law did Elizabeth learn about at age thirteen?
A widow could not keep the farm she worked on; it went to me
Widows were automatically given more land.
What did Elizabeth want to do with the unfair law books?
Burn all the books in the town library.
Cut the laws out of them.
What prize did Elizabeth win for her studies?
Best in Greek studies.
Best in sewing and embroidery.
What adventurous activities did Elizabeth do to prove she was as capable as boys?
Climbed mountains and built houses.
Jumped hurdles on horseback and rafted across a river.
What did Elizabeth’s father wish about her?
He wished she would stop reading books.
He wished she had been a boy.
Why did Elizabeth go to a girls’ school at sixteen?
Colleges would not admit girls.
She wanted to become a cook.
What subjects did Elizabeth study at school?
Religion, math, science, French, and writing.
Only sewing and cooking.
Who was Henry Stanton?
A lawyer who believed women should stay silent.
An abolitionist who opposed slavery.
What promise did Elizabeth make when she married Henry Stanton?
She would give up her name completely.
She would keep her own name along with his.
What did Elizabeth believe could change everything for women?
The right to vote.
Learning how to cook better meals.
Where was the famous women’s meeting held in 1848?
Washington, D.C.
Seneca Falls, New York.
What document did Elizabeth and others write for the meeting?
The Bill of Women’s Cooking Rights.
The Declaration of Rights and Sentiments.
How did newspapers react to Elizabeth’s bold ideas?
They scolded her for being daring.
They immediately praised and supported her.
What lasting impact did Elizabeth Cady Stanton have?
She led the fight for womens right to vote & changed America
She gave up her cause and moved to Europe.
