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On November 12, 1815, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, spokesperson for the rights of women, was born in Johnstown, New York. Stanton formulated the philosophical bases 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; in truth, the woman 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 not herself express. - Anna Howard Shaw, the story of a pioneer.
- Liberty of Congress
According to the passage, what can be inferred about how Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s personalities affected the women’s suffrage movement?
a. Her enthusiasm gave the movement a set of core beliefs.
b. Her philosophical views provided the movement with a clear focus.
c. Her willingness to collaborate with others, aided the movements recruitment efforts.
d. Her ability to write and speak, helped the movements heard by the public.
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