Why read Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony?

Book cover of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship That Changed the World

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In the spring of 1851 two women met on a street corner in Seneca Falls, New York - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a thirty-five year old mother of four boys, and Susan B. Anthony, a thirty-one year old, unmarried, former school teacher. Immediately drawn to each other, they formed an everlasting…

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1 author picked Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Judy Hart

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I love this book and so wish it had been available to me, park planners, and the public in 1982. But it was published in 2011. I received it as a gift and did not immediately realize it was intended for young adults. But how significant is it to reach girls and boys while still young and unbiased so they could better understand their lives as they unfolded?

I loved that it was accessible in its words, and very much in its design. Lots of space, largish print, clearly written, all make it also very appropriate for women, and men,…

From Judy's list on declaring women’s history nationally significant.