The Savannah morning news., 1902-10-27
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.
81 very Advanced Age Noted wo-
man Sunragist Dies.

AT very Advanced Age Noted wo-
man suHragist Dies.
New York, Oct. 2s.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton died this afternoon al
the age OF 81, after a short Illness, at
her home in this city.
Old age was given as the cause of
death. She was conscious almost to
the last About a week ago Mrs
Stanton began to fail rapidly. This
became more noticeable last week and
then it was known to the family that
her death was only a question of days
or hours.
The children with the advocate of
woman suffrage when she died were
Mrs. NJ. F. Lawrence and Mrs. STAN
ton Blatch of New York, Henry and
Robert l., of New York, lawyers:
Theodore of Paris, and G. Smith, a real
estate broker of Warden Cliff, L. l.
The funeral will be held on Wednes-
day, but the hour has not been set
The interment Will be in Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 26.-The news
of the death of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
fell with crushing weight upon Susan
B. Anthony. who had intended to so
to New York on Nov. u to assist the
venerable advocate of wonan's suffrage
in their celebration of her S7th birth
day. Miss Anthony tonight said:
Through the early days when the
world was against us we stood to-
gether. Mrs. Stanton was always a
courageous woman, adcr of thought
and new movements. l always called
her the philosopher and statesman Of
our movement. She was a most I'm
ished writer, and every state paper
presented to Congress or The state leg
islatures in the early days was written
by Mrs. Stanton.
The last time I saw Mrs Stanton
was in June. She talked about the
other side, but had no faith that there
was any other world. She always said
this was a beautiful world, and she
wanted to stay here as long as posi-
BILE. She believed in the immutable
law in everything, and did not believe
In any special providence for herself
or any one else"
Miss Anthony and Mrs. Stanton
have campaigned together all over this
country They went to England to-
gether in 1888
''She went to call an international
suffrage convention" said Miss An
thony, but the English people were
afraid of it then. But 1t was at that
time she conceived the idea of the con-
Vention which, five years later was
held in Washington and later formed
into the International Council of Wo-
men. We received many attsntions on
this visit to England being received
by John Bright and other distinguish
ed persons"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born at
Johnstown, N. Y. Nov. IL. 1915. Her
mother was Margaret Livingston,
daughter of Col. James Livingston of
Gen Washington's staff. and her ia
ther was Judge Daniel Cady of the
New York Supreme Court. She was ed
ucated at the Johnstown Academy and
Emma Williard's Seminary at Troy.
N. Y.
She graduated in 1882, and in 1910
married Henry Brewster Stanton anti
slave orator. senator and lawyer He
died in 1887. The first Woman's Rights
convention was called by her, and was
held at Seneca Falls, N. Y, July,
1S4S. She addressed the New York
Legislature on the rights of married
women in 1854, and in advocacy of di-
vorce for drunkenness in 1860. She
canvassed many states in favor of wo-
man suffrage and was president in 1861
of the Woman's Loyal League. Mrs.
Stanton was also president at one time
of the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation. She was a candidate for Con-
gress in 1868. With Susan B. Anthony
and Parker Pillsburg she edited The
Revolution. In 1895 Mrs. Stanton's S0th
birthday was celebrated under the au-
spices of the National Council of Wo-
men, by 5000 delegates from all wo-
mems societies, at the Metropolitan
Opera House. She was the author of
Eighty Years and More "Reminis-
cences." 1.-THE Woman's Bible" 1.-THE
History of Woman's Suffrage" ETC.