Question

On November 12, 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, spokesperson for the rights of women, was born in Johnstown, New York. Stanton formulated the philosophical basis of the woman suffrage movement, blazing a trail many feared to follow.

Stanton's verbal brilliance combined with the organizational ability and mental focus of her lifelong collaborator Susan B. Anthony made the two women a formidable resource to the early cause.

Miss Anthony…invariably gave Mrs. Stanton credit for all that was accomplished. She often said that Mrs. Stanton was the brains of the new association, while she herself was merely its hands and feet; but in truth the two women worked marvelously together, for Mrs. Stanton was a master of words and could write and speak to perfection of the things Susan B. Anthony saw and felt but could not herself express. —Anna Howard Shaw, The Story of a Pioneer

— Library of Congress


Use the passage to answer the question.
According to the passage, what can be inferred about how Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s personal qualities affected the women’s suffrage movement?
(1 point)
Responses

Her enthusiasm gave the movement a set of core beliefs.
Her enthusiasm gave the movement a set of core beliefs.

Her philosophical views provided the movement with a clear focus.
Her philosophical views provided the movement with a clear focus.

Her willingness to collaborate with others aided in the movement's recruitment efforts.
Her willingness to collaborate with others aided in the movement's recruitment efforts.

Her ability to write and speak helped get the movement's message heard by the public.
Her ability to write and speak helped get the movement's message heard by the public.

Answer 1

According to the passage, the inference that can be made about Elizabeth Cady Stanton's personal qualities affecting the women's suffrage movement is that:

**Her ability to write and speak helped get the movement's message heard by the public.**

This is supported by the description of her as a "master of words" who could "write and speak to perfection" about the concerns and feelings that Susan B. Anthony, her collaborator, could not express herself. This capability helped articulate the movement's goals and ideas effectively to the public.