A birthday message for Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Johnstown High School senior Kelly M. Brown was
recently awarded a certificate of
appreciation and thank-you gift by the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Hometown Association for an essay she wrote about Stanton, who was born in
Johnstown 194 years ago today on
Nov. 12, 1815.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown on Nov. 12, 1815, and Johnstown High School senior Kelly M. Brown wrote this 2009 birthday tribute for her. The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Hometown Association awarded a certificate of appreciation with a thank-you gift to Brown for the following essay: ------ Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a remarkable woman who played a major role in the Woman’s Suffrage Movement. Her braveness, tenacity and strong will succeeded in making tremendous gains for women across the country. She is not only a renowned local historical figure having grown up in Johnstown, but she is a national hero as well. Her achievements and influence have spread far greater than one can imagine.
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