Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Women’s Suffrage, and the Legacy of the 19th Amendment

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Ellen DuBois discusses the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the struggle for women's suffrage.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, award-winning historian Ellen DuBois, author of Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life, discusses the life, ideas, and legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the decades-long struggle for women’s suffrage. Thomas Donnelly, lead scholar of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Resources Ellen Carol DuBois, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life (2026) Ellen Carol DuBois, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote (2020) Ellen Carol DuBois, Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897 (2020) Minor v. Happersett (1875) National Constitution Center, The 19th Amendment Stay Connected and Learn More Questions or comments about the show? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@constitutioncenter.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Continue the conversation by following us on social media @ConstitutionCtr Explore the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠America at 250 Civic Toolkit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen Join us for an upcoming ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠live program⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch recordings on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support our important work ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donate

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Donnelly

Guest: Ellen DuBois

Topics covered

• women's suffrage
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• 19th Amendment
• history
• women's rights

Keywords

• women's suffrage
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• 19th Amendment
• Ellen DuBois
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Constitution Center

Books & works: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life, Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote, Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897, Minor v. Happersett

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