Legacy
Elizabeth Cady Stanton left behind a legacy that is a present to all women. The sheer will Stanton possessed lives on through the rights women have today. The goal she worked so hard to achieve is, in part, realized every time a woman votes today. The pure devotion she put into what she believed in is what women everywhere have to thank today whenever they vote. Stanton worked towards this goal for as long as she lived. By the end of her life she could not stand and could barely see but she still attempted to orally revise the speeches she wrote. She left behind a letter to President Roosevelt that’s contents she was hoping would inspire him to support the movement she spent her life helping grow.
Lucretia Coffin Mott, along with Stanton, left behind a lasting legacy. Her mentoring of Stanton was what allowed her to become such an influential leader. Lucretia Mott herself was able to greatly influence hundreds of women in her time, and inspire thousands more to fight for equal rights in the years to come. She, along with the convention's other leaders, faced ridicule, hatred, and doubt, yet she persevered to fight for the equality she so strongly believed in. Mott had her own doubts about the idea of women's suffrage, yet she was convinced to sign the Declaration of Sentiments, inspiring many others to do the same. If one looks at the equality of men and women today versus 1848, the influence of Mott and the Seneca Falls Convention is clear. |
"The best protection any woman can have... is courage" "We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth" |