Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Beginning of paper
I was once called the most dangerous woman in America because I dared to
ask for the unthinkable- the right to vote. I challenged my culture's basic
assumptions about men and women, and dedicated my life to the pursuit of equal
rights for all women. My name is .
I was born in Johnstown, New York ....
Middle of paper
.... you were a boy!" I threw my arms around his neck
and replied that I will try my hardest to be all my brother was.
I was determined to be courageous, to ride horses and play chess, and
study such manly subjects as Latin, Greek, mathematics, and philosophy. I
devoured the books in my father's extensive law library and debated the fine
points of the law with his clerks. It was while reading my father's law books
that I first discovered the cruelty of the laws regarding women, and I resolve ....
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Page count: 7 (approximately 250 words per page)
