Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-03

when she died were Mrs. M. F. Law
renee and Mrs Stanton Batch of New
York, Henry and Robert L. of New
York, lawyers; Theodore Of Paris, and
G.. Smith, a real estate broker at War
den Cliffe, L. I.
Mrs Stanton, who signed the first
call for woman's rights convention
in the United States, was born in
Johnstown, n. Y, on Nov. II, 1915.
She was the daughter of Judge Daniel
Cady and Margaret Livingston Cady,
both persons of unusual education and
refinement.
AS a child she displayed unusual in
telligence and began her education at
the Johnstown academy. After fin
ishingN the course at her home school
she went to Mrs. Emma Wizards SEM
mary in Troy, N. Y, where she was
graduated in 1882.
In her youth Elizabeth Cady was
much at her fathers law Office and
from what she learned there she be-
came impressed with the injustice and
inequality of the laws. 1t is related of
her that this idea became so fixed in
her mind that with some of the stu
dents in her fathers Office she decided
to cut the Objectionable laws out of
the books, hoping by that means to
abolish them.
She pursued her studies Zealously
mastering Greek and Latin, and was
| deeply distressed at being refused ad-
| mission to Union college with her
brother because she was a girl, al
| though it was admitted that her men,
tai attachments we're equal to the re-
quirements. After leaving Mrs. Will
| lards seminary she spent seven years
in Johnstown studying and living
much in the open air.
In 1889 she met Henry Brewster
Stanton, an anti-Slavery orator of some
note, and in 1910 they were married.
Immediately after their wedding they
went to London, where the interna-
tional anti-slavery convention was to
be held
Mrs. Stanton was one of the dele
gates from America, but was denied
participation in the proceedings be-
cause she was a woman. While in
London she met Lucretia Mott, and
with her signed the first call for wo-
mems rights convention. Returning
to Boston Mr.. and Mrs Stanton made
their home there until Mr.. Stanton was
compelled to remove to Seneca Falls,
| N. Y, because of his health.
1t was in Seneca Falls, on the 18th
and goth of July, 184S, in the Wesleyan
| chapel that the first women's rights
convention was held. Mrs. Stanton
was the head of the movement at that
time, and beside caring for the dele
gates wrote the declaration of aims
which became the subject of ridicule
and jest throughout the United Safes.
When Mrs. Stanton's father, Judge
Cady, heard of her resolution, THAT
it is the duty of the women of this
country to secure to themselves their
sacred rights to the elective fran
chise,'' he was impressed with the
idea that her mind had become de-
! ranged and fastened from Johnstown
to Seneca Falls to care for her. He
tried to reason with her on the elective
question, but failed to move her from
| her purpose.
From 1867 to 1874 she went from
state to state campaigning for wo-
mans suffrage and became associated
with numerous organizations having
that end in view. She became can
| didate for congress from the Eighth
New York district, having the support
| of the New York Herald. She became
associated in the management of the
revolution with Susan B. Anthony
and was the joint author in many
| books bearing on woman's suffrage.
| She had five sons and two daughters,
all of whom are living and successful
| in life.
! The funeral will be held Wednesday,
! interment being in Woodland GENE