A woman of many roles; Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragist, abolitionist, writer, and women's rights activist, generated the women's rights plan that led to the opportunities women have today. Henry Thomas stated, "She was the architect and author of the movement's most important strategies and documents." Born on November 12, 1815 in Johnstown, New York, she was raised by her two wealthy parents who were able to provide her with great educational opportunities. And even so, she was unable to pursue her education beyond Johnstown Academy because the opportunity for higher education was left exclusively to men. Elizabeth would go to court with her father, Daniel Cady, who was a judge and lawyer. This was how she saw firsthand the suffering women had to endure in the face of legal discrimination. In this way, she realized how unfair the laws were for women and from that moment on she decided to take action and do everything she could to turn adversity into equality. In 1840 she married her husband, Henry Brewster Stanton, who was an abolitionist. During their honeymoon, they traveled to London to attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention. It was during this conference that women were denied the right to participate. They were told to sit behind a curtain and not be able to express their opinions. This outraged Elizabeth, who hoped that she could support the abolition of slavery together with her husband. This sparked his relationship with Lucretia Mott and several other women. of the majority of the work… the center of the paper… that has held women back. She was an extraordinary woman who deserves credit for all the immeasurable effort she devoted to the advancement of women. In 1902 she died, 20 years before she saw her final dream of gaining the right to vote as a woman become a reality. Works Cited1, Gottshall, Jon “Seneca Falls, New York: The First Women's Rights Convention, July 19 and 20. 1848.” March 12, 20142. “Stanton, Elizabeth Stanton.” Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online 2004. March 12, 2014 http://public1.hccc.suny.edu:2128/ea-ol/static/0000013.html3 : In the School of Anti-Slavery, 1840-1866 (Rutgers: Rutgers University Press, 1997 ).4. Waggenspack, Beth M. The Quest for Sovereignty: The Oratory of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (Greenwood Press)., 1989).