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

In celebration of Women’s History Month, award-winning historian Ellen DuBois, author of Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life, joins to discuss 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. This conversation was originally streamed live as part of the NCC’s America’s Town Hall series on March 23, 2026. 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…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Donnelly

Guest: Ellen DuBois

Topics covered

• women's suffrage
• historical biography
• women's history
• activism
• American history

Keywords

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• women's suffrage
• Ellen DuBois
• historian
• National Constitution Center

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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