USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

WOMENS SUFFRAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton die of?
A
Old Age.
B
Tuberculosis.
C
Hypothermia.
D
None of the Above.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stanton died in October 1902 in New York City, 18 years before women gained the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-2: -Stanton died on October 26, 1902 from heart failure. True to form, she wanted her brain to be donated to science upon her death to debunk claims that the mass of men’s brains made them smarter than women. Her children, however, didn’t carry out her wish.

Detailed explanation-3: -Elizabeth Cady Stanton, née Elizabeth Cady, (born November 12, 1815, Johnstown, New York, U.S.-died October 26, 1902, New York, New York), American leader in the women’s rights movement who in 1848 formulated the first concerted demand for women’s suffrage in the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American leader in the women’s rights movement who, in 1848, formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States. Stanton received a superior education at home, at the Johnstown Academy, and at Emma Willard’s Troy Female Seminary, from which she graduated in 1832.

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