History That Doesn't Suck 40: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention & the Explosion of Social Reform
Jun 10, 2019
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a leading figure in the 19th-century social reform movement, pushes for women's suffrage at the Seneca Falls Convention. The podcast explores the growing discontent in Paris in 1848, the massacre during the French revolution, and social reform movements in Europe and the United States. It also delves into Stanton's early life and the challenges faced by the women at the convention, leading to the founding of the National Woman Suffrage Association.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Paris Uprising
01:54 • 4min
The Massacre, Social Reform Movements, and the Women's Rights Movement
06:18 • 3min
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Early Life
08:51 • 10min
The Seneca Falls Convention and the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall
18:41 • 19min
The First Women's Rights Convention and the Demand for Suffrage
37:51 • 2min