Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Books
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Eighty years and more: Reminiscences, 1815-1897. UPNE, 1898. 11 Oct. 2016.
This book is a primary source that helped me understand Elizabeth Cady Stantons
childhood, education, girlhood, marriage, motherhood, friendship with Susan B. Anthony,
pioneer life, and her views on the International Council of Women.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Elizabeth Cady Stanton as revealed in her letters, diary and
reminiscences. Vol.
1. Harper & brothers, 1922. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book is Elizabeth Cady Stantons book Eighty Years and More, only it has been
edited by her children so as to be able to describe her from a different perspective.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, et al., eds. History of Woman Suffrage: 1861-1876. Vol. 2. Fowler & Wells, 1882.
11 Oct. 2016.
This book helped me understand the National Conventions that were held for womens rights, the
Kansas Campaign, the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment, and the action that was
taken to take the word male out of the fifteenth amendment, such as petitions.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage eds. The History of
Woman Suffrage. 6 vols. New York: Fowler & Wells, 1881-86. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book contains six volumes with information about the forty years continuous effort
to secure an amendment to the Federal Constitution that would guarantee suffrage for
women of the United States.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. The woman's Bible. Upne, 1993. 11 Oct. 2016.
The Womans Bible is basically womens commentaries on womens position in the Old
and New Testament. Its religious and lists some beliefs that oppose the writings in the
Bible.
Letters
Banner, Lois W. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Radical for Womans Rights. Boston: Little, Brown
and Company, 1980. 19 Oct. 2016.
This primary source is a letter from Anthony to Stanton talking about how women started
taking a stand by voting and registering; if they were refused, they took action.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Letter to Theodore Roosevelt." Women in
America, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 6 Nov. 2016.
This letter to President Roosevelt allowed me to understand why an amendment should
be added to the Constitution where American women will have equal rights as citizens.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Letter to the Standard (1866)." Women in America. Woodbridge, CT:
Primary
Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct.
2016.
This letter is about Elizabeth Cady Stantons point on how "under the Federal
Constitution, as it now exists, there is not one word that limits the right of suffrage to any
privileged class.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Public Letter to the Electors of the 8th Congressional District
(1866)."Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American
Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This public letter is a primary source where Elizabeth Cady Stanton declares herself as a
candidate for Representative for Congress. It helped me with her motives.
Newspapers
Philadelphia (PA) Public Ledger and Daily Transcript. "The Women of Philadelphia,
Editorial on Seneca Falls Convention in the Public Ledger and Daily Transcript, 1848."
Women in America, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
This editorial newspaper is about how women make better wives than politicians
with power as well as compares females to males explaining that women make good
mothers, not leaders. It helped me when completing my Contrary Perspectives section.
Petitions
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, and Susan B. Anthony. "Petition to the Senate and House of
Representatives." Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999.
American Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This petition is a request for a change in the 15th amendment. It should include the word
sex where men and women have no distinctions. This primary source was about
suffrage and how there should be an amendment where you cant be penalized for your
gender.
Sumner, Charles. "Emancipation Petition of the Woman's National Loyal League." The Civil
War, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 6 Nov. 2016.
This petitions purpose was to prove that slavery is a guilty offense that is destructive for
the nation. It proved the wrongs of this country, which helped me understand the
purpose of this movement.

Unknown. "Petition to Massachusetts Legislature for 10-Hour Day." Women in America, Primary
Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
This petition helped encourage women to become a part of the 10-hour day activity,
which
attracted many new supporters who were capable of working hard and participating in
labor. It listed an important event.
Pledges

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "The Loyal Women of the Country to Abraham Lincoln, President of
the United States." Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999.
American Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This pledge to Abraham Lincoln expresses the loyal women of the republic to freedom of
our country. It helped me understand the goals and the mission of most females during
this time.
Speeches
"FREDERICK DOUGLASS'S SPEECH ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE (1888) (EXCERPT)." African
American Almanac, edited by Brigham Narins, 10th ed., Gale, 2009. 7 Nov. 2016.
This speech was Frederick Douglass explaining that only women know how they act and
feel and are the only ones who can represent themselves, not men. It gave some good
points that I can use in my website.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Speech for Suffrage by Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1868)." Women in
America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Student
Resources in Context. Web. 6 Oct. 2016.
This speech helped me understand why Elizabeth Cady Stanton wanted a sixteenth
amendment and why mens suffrage isnt fit for society, as well as the struggle that
women went for for so long.
Websites
"Arguments Against Women's Suffrage." Arguments against Women's Suffrage. N.p., n.d. Web.
12 Nov. 2016.
This website helped me understand why the other side was against Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and her cause. It gave me reasons of why woman suffrage didnt have a
purpose or benefit, which helped with my contrary perspectives section.
The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website gave me a list of reasons for why people were against suffrage, which
helped me with my contrary perspectives section. It has a pamphlet that was published
during the Womens Rights Movement by the National Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage.
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quote." A-Z Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day Project since it
included a quote that I used from Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes | Picture Quotes." Picture Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov.
2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day Project since it
included a quote that I used from Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

"Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Quotes." Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Quotes, Famous and Not Much QuotationOf . COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day Project since it
included a quote that I used from Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Erion, Cam. "Stanton, Elizabeth Cady." Learning to Give. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website helped me understand why Elizabeth Cady Stanton was important as well
as how she grew up. It also gave me a list of other people who played a key role for the
same topic and some organizations that were around during the time.
Flinn, Skylar. "Fighting for Women Suffrage." Kawvalley. N.p., 2005. Web. 26 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my project by giving me an
overview of the suffragists, their protests, and suffrage organizations. It explained how
different characters either chose being radical or being conservative.
Group, Breakthrough Design. "The Womans Bible Elizabeth Cady Stanton." Matilda Joslyn
Gage Foundation RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
included a picture of The Womans Bible, which I used for in website.
History.com Staff. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web.
12 Nov. 2016.
This website helped me understand Elizabeth Cady Stantons involvement in the abolitionist
movement and the people who contributed to her accomplishments. It provided some background
information as well.
@HistoryNet. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton | HistoryNet." HistoryNet. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website gave me some general information about Elizabeth Cady Stanton, such as
her childhood, education, marriage, attendance at conventions, legacy, partnership with
Susan B. Anthony, and her participation in the Womens Rights Movement.
"National Women's History Museum." Education & Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website listed some important events with effects during the Womens Rights
Movement, which will help me when creating my timeline.
Www.relatably.com. "ELIZABETH CADY STANTON QUOTES." Image Quotes at Relatably.com.
N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
includes some of the quotes from Elizabeth Cady Stanton that I used in my website.
"Scrapbooking Suffragists." Scrapbooking Suffragists (April 2010) - Library of Congress
Information Bulletin. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day project since it had
some useful information and included an image that I used.

"Sisu." N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.

This website is a primary source that helped me with my project since it included an
image that I used for my Historical Context section. Its a sketch from the actual time
period about movements that were going on during the Womens Rights Revolution.
"Sharing Stories Inspiring Change." Pamphlet Distributed by the National Association Opposed
to Woman Suffrage | Jewish Women's Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
included a pamphlet against womens suffrage from the actual time that I used in my
website. It was useful when completing my Contrary Perspectives section.
"Suffrage and Women's Rights Timeline." Suffrage and Women's Rights Movement Timeline in
the United States. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2016.
This website is a primary source that included a timeline with significant events and
helped me with my History Day project since it also included an image that I used.
"7 Things To Know If You Think Women Are Equal To Men | The ..." N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov.
2016.
This website is a primary source that helped me with my project since it included some
statements and images of tests that were recently taken that prove women are still not
equal to men.
V"For Stanton, All Women Were Not Created Equal." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2016
This website helped me understand how some authors feel about Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and their opinions about how she approached womens suffrage.

"Women in the Progressive Era." Women in the Progressive Era. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website helped me with historical context since it told me the event that was the
starting point of the Womens Rights Movement.
Other
Anthony, Susan B. "On the Enfranchisement of Women." Civil Rights in America, Primary
Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 6 Nov. 2016.
This primary source explains that excluding women in any case is a violation of the
countrys supreme land. Its a good point that can help with gaining womens suffrage.
Minor, Francis. "Resolutions of Francis Minor, Esq. (1869)." Women in America, Primary Source
Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
The resolutions of Francis Minor in this primary source explain that to obtain
perfect political equality, all US citizens, both men and women, should be given the
same justices. This primary source helped me understand what should be done to fix
previous errors.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Appeal and Petition Circulated in the State of New York." Women in
America, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 19 Oct. 2016.
This primary source talks about how a petition that was planned to sent to Legislature so
that the civil and political rights of women are secured. It helped me understand why
women should be allowed to vote and hold office.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Appeal to the Women of New York." Women in America. Woodbridge,
CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Student Resources in Context.
Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source gave/showed the reasons of why women should be able to vote,
have the right to serve on juries, and have an equal share of joint material earnings. It
helped when proving a point that was for Stantons cause.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, and Susan B. Anthony. "Appeal to the Women of the Republic
(1863)."Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American
Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source talks about how slavery shouldnt exist and the differences that
states have.
It gives some background information that helped me with my Historical Context section.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, and Susan B. Anthony. "Call for a Meeting of the Loyal Women of the
Nation."Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American
Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source was used as a call for people to sign a petition, so those who were
enslaved could be freed and a law where slavery is prohibited. It helped gain attention,
which is useful.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Declaration of Rights for Women (1876)." Women in America.
Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Student Resources
in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source explained the fundamental principles of government in the
Declaration of Rights for Women. It helped me understand its purpose.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Elizabeth cady stanton. Vol. 1. Arno, 1969. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source helped me understand Elizabeth Cady Stantons childhood, background,
education, as well as activism with the Womens Rights Movement.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Address to the Legislature of the State of
New
York." Women in America. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American
Journey.Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source gave me a list of the legal rights that the committee of the National
Womans Rights Convention wanted. It consisted of ideas for the future.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Memorial [Sent to Every State Legislature], 1859." Women in
America, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 6 Nov. 2016.
This primary source is about the want to have the word male taken away from the
Constitution and for women to have the same legal rights as men. This helped me
understand how females felt back in the day.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Reminiscences of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Political Equality Club of
Minneapolis, Minnesota Historical Society. 19 Oct. 2016.
This primary source deals with an organization that was used to promote womens
suffrage where its sponsorship and petitions helped attract supporters to join in the
activities. It appealed to conventions and annual meetings. This info is useful when
highlighting my topic.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. "Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments." Civil Rights in America.
Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Student Resources
in Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2016.
This primary source allowed me to read the Declaration of Sentiments, so now I know
exactly what Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her fellow abolitionist, Lucretia Mott, thought
made women unjustly treated.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, and Ann Dexter Gordon. The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: When Clowns Make Laws for Queens, 1880 to 1887.
Vol. 4. Rutgers University Press, 2006. 19 Oct. 2016.
These papers deal with the fact that committees in the House and the Senate started
favoring the idea for a new amendment and how it attracted more supporters. Thsi
helped me understand the changes and progress.
Unknown. "Constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association." Women in America,
Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
This primary source lists the terms and conditions of the Constitution of the National
Woman Suffrage Association. It helped me understand the purpose of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association and how it benefited citizens, especially women.
Unknown. "Declaration of Rights and Sentiments." Women in America, Primary Source Media,
1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
This primary source shows the Declaration of Sentiments as well as the changes that
were made using the Declaration of Independence. It let me understand the changes
that citizens wanted to see.
Unknown. "Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
(1878)." Women in America, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov.
2016.
This primary source was about how the womens suffrage amendment was introduced to
Congress. It expressed how it first started and how people reacted to it.
Unknown. "Minutes of American Equal Rights Association Meeting." Women in America,
Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. 10 Nov. 2016.
This primary source is about a meeting that led to the founding of the National Woman
Suffrage Association. It helped me understand the events that caused consequences
and left permanent marks.
Secondary Sources
Books

Baker, Jean ed. Votes for Women: The Struggle for Suffrage Revisited. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2002. 30 Oct. 2016.
This book is a secondary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
helped me understand that voting was the most important and useful political utility that
women could use to accomplish advancements for their status.
Buhle, Mari Jo, and Paul Buhle, eds. The Concise History of Woman Suffrage. Urbana:
University of Illinois Press, 1978. 3 Nov. 2016.
This book is a secondary source about how women didnt have real citizenship and how
your class, color, or sex didnt reflect your authority. It basically taught me that women
did not have natural rights and explained their injustices to me.
Flexner, Eleanor, and Ellen Fitzpatrick. Century of Struggle: The Womans Rights Movement in
the United States. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press, 1996. 30 Oct. 2016.
This book is a secondary source about the roles that American women played. It helped
me with my project by informing me of the first steps they took to reform the Constitution
as well as to gain equal education.
Forster, Margaret. Significant Sisters: The Grassroots of Active Feminism, 1839-1939. New
York: Knopf, 1985. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book portrays eight womens rights advocates of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
It draws on their letters, diaries, unpublished letters, and autobiographies; this secondary
source helped me understand the spheres of activity they used to gain womens rights.
Griffith, Elisabeth. In Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1984. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book is a secondary source about how Elizabeth Cady Stanton played her role as
an agitator. It helped me understand that she and her colleagues didnt always agree on
certain aspects, such as religion and how to approach womens suffrage. .
Gurko, Miriam. The Ladies of Seneca Falls: The Birth of the Womans Rights Movement. New
York: Schocken, 1976. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book is a secondary source that explains the general problems that American
women had and structures a series of mini biographies of the leading nineteenth century
reformers. It helped me with my project by giving me some of the background
information.
Swain, Gwenyth, and Mary O'Keefe Young. The Road to Seneca Falls: A Story about Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1996. Print. 19 Oct. 2016.
This book is a secondary source that helped me by giving me background information
and telling me about Stantons childhood, family, education, colleagues, as well as the
action she took for womens rights, such as organizing the first convention. It was
basically a timeline of her life as well as events that led to her success.

Weatherford, Doris. A History of the American Suffragist Movement. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABCCLIO. 1998. 30 Oct. 2016.
This book is about how independent women campaigned and participated in the
Womens Suffrage Movement and triumphed through the passing of the Nineteenth
Amendment in 1920. It helped me understand the action that females had to take in
order to be successful.

Interviews
Baker, Jean. Phone Interview. 5 Dec. 2016.
Dr. Baker is an author who talked to me about the cultural norms Stanton took a stand
against, how her background/ childhood influenced her political abilities/desires, her
impact, the ideas that we still follow from her, why Americans are benefited by her, which
goals were or werent accomplished, and explained that Stanton hasnt received enough
credit for her contributions.
Grube, Melinda. Email Interview. 15 Nov. 2016.
Dr. Grube talked to me about Stantons childhood, how she took a stand, her social
relationships, her religion, her contributions, her activism, her partnership with Susan B.
Anthony, and the legacy/impact that we still see in todays world, as well as some of the
issues that she fought for that are still not completely fixed. It has been said that no one
channels Stanton like Grube, especially since she is a descendant of suffragists and
abolitionists.
Websites
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.
This website helped me understand Elizabeth Cady Stantons early life, the role she
played in our countrys history, and the contributions she made to the Womens Rights
Movement.
It also helped me with my project since it had pictures of leading figures that participated
in the womens rights movement, such as Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott.
"12 Cruel Anti-Suffragette Cartoons." Mental Floss. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
included a political cartoon with protesters and George Washington in it that I used in my
Contrary Perspectives section.
"Elizabeth Cady Stanton Poster." Elizabeth Cady Stanton Poster. N.p., n.d. Web. 25
Nov. 2016

This website is a secondary source that helped me with my website since it

included a poster with the U.S. flag as its background as well as a statement that I used
for my History Day project.
Greco, Paula. "Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia B. Mott, the Blackwell
Sisters, Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, Mary A. Livermore, Martha C.Wright." Pinterest.
N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
included some of the images that I used in my website, such as the ones that are in my
timeline.
Harmon, Ann. "Reflections on the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." The New
Agenda. N.p., 9 July 2012. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me since it included a picture that
I used for my History Day project and it had key aspects about the Declaration of
Sentiments and Resolutions.
"Voting Political Cartoons | AshPolitics." N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me with my project since it included a
political cartoon that I used in my Historical Significance section. It represents that both
men and women can vote now.
Wallsinc, Jorge. "The 19th Amendment." Emaze. N.p., 16 May 2016. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me with my project since it included one
of the images I used in my Historical Significance section. It is in the shape of a scroll
and has the 19th amendment on it.
"Women's Rights Movement Objectives: 1. Identify Leaders of the Women's Rights Movement
in the 1800's 2. Describe the Traditional Attitudes about the R." Ppt Download. N.p., n.d.
Web. 24 Nov. 2016.
This website is a secondary source that helped me with my History Day project since it
included some of the leading figures of the Womens Rights Movement; I used one of its
images in my website.