Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Photographed By Yugoboy, February 21, 2013
1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker
Promoter of the first Women's Rights Convention lived here. Convention was held across the riverErected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton series list.
Location. 42° 54.761′ N, 76° 47.316′ W. Marker is in Seneca Falls, New York, in Seneca County. Marker is on Washington Street, 0.1 miles north of Seneca Street. The National Park Service is in the process of restoring the home. When it was open last, it was spare, with little in the way of displays. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seneca Falls NY 13148, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. We Will Accomplish Wonders (a few steps from this marker); Stanton's Grassmere (within shouting distance of this marker); The Stanton House: Shaping a Reformer (within shouting distance of this marker); The Chamberlain House (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Photographed By Yugoboy, February 21, 2013
2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker and Home
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, January 18, 2014
3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This 1889 portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton by Anna Elizabeth Klumpke hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a feminist from the start, refusing to include ‘Obey’ in her marriage vows to her husband; and when she spoke of God she used the female pronoun. Stanton helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, which was the founding moment of the American women's rights movement, and she was the longtime president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Although Stanton's goal was to give women political power through the ballot, she spearheaded other feminist goals, such as liberalizing divorce laws and reforming child-rearing methods. But unlike other early feminists, she always insisted on the primacy of women's right to vote over other reform objectives, including abolition. She wrote ‘Our “Pathway” is straight to the ballot box with no variableness nor shadow of turning.’” — National Portrait Gallery
“Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a feminist from the start, refusing to include ‘Obey’ in her marriage vows to her husband; and when she spoke of God she used the female pronoun. Stanton helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, which was the founding moment of the American women's rights movement, and she was the longtime president of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Although Stanton's goal was to give women political power through the ballot, she spearheaded other feminist goals, such as liberalizing divorce laws and reforming child-rearing methods. But unlike other early feminists, she always insisted on the primacy of women's right to vote over other reform objectives, including abolition. She wrote ‘Our “Pathway” is straight to the ballot box with no variableness nor shadow of turning.’” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed By Larry Gertner, August 28, 2019
4. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Park
Water Street in Seneca Falls.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, 1010
5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker
At the entrance to Elizabeth Cady Stanton Park in Seneca Falls.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, August 28, 2019
6. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Marker
Elizabeth Cady Stanton quotation at the entrance to the park on Water Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 587 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 14, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 3. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 25, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
