When and where was Elizabeth Cady Stanton born?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on the 12th of November 1815 in Johnstown, New York. Her father Daniel Cady was a powerful judge and one of the richest landowners in the state, while her mother Margaret Cady was a progressive abolitionist. She entered a household of immense privilege with twelve servants but faced a world where her gender was a legal disability.