Flint in Genesee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

1815 - 1902

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2021

1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker

Inscription. Stanton was a leading voice for women's rights, which she called "the greatest revolution the world has ever known." She worked to win property rights for married women, equal guardianship of children, liberalized divorce laws and more educational opportunities for women. She helped organize the 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY and advocated a woman's right to participate fully in all areas of social, intellectual and political life. The day before she died, she wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt's wife, asking her to support a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 42° 59.36′ N, 83° 42.707′ W. Marker is in Flint, Michigan, in Genesee County. Marker is at the intersection of Executive Plaza Drive and Penbrook Lane, on the right when traveling east on Executive Plaza Drive. The marker is located in Sitdowners Memorial Park behind UAW Region 1-D Office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 Executive Plaza Drive, Flint MI 48507, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lucy Gonzalez Parsons (here, next to this marker); Rhonda Cornum (here, next to this marker); Rosie the Riveter

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(here, next to this marker); Carrie Chapman Catt (here, next to this marker); Fannie Lou Hamer (here, next to this marker); Frances Perkins (here, next to this marker); UAW Tribute to Women (a few steps from this marker); UAW Veterans (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flint.

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1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Excerpt:

In 1851, she met Susan B. Anthony and formed a decades-long partnership that was crucial to the development of the women's rights movement. During the American Civil War, they established the Women's Loyal National League to campaign for the abolition of slavery, and they led it in the largest petition drive in U.S. history up to that time. They started a newspaper called The Revolution in 1868 to work for women's rights.

(Submitted on March 24, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

2. Seneca Falls Convention. Excerpt:

The Seneca Falls Convention was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2021

2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker
Elizabeth Stanton marker is the one on the right.
woman". Held in the Wesleyan Chapel of the town of Seneca Falls, New York, it spanned two days over July 19–20, 1848. Attracting widespread attention, it was soon followed by other women's rights conventions, including the Rochester Women's Rights Convention in Rochester, New York, two weeks later. In 1850 the first in a series of annual National Women's Rights Conventions met in Worcester, Massachusetts.

(Submitted on March 24, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton image. Click for full size.

Unknown - Public Domain, circa 1880

3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2021

4. Location

The marker is located in Sitdowners Memorial Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 24, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.