When Elizabeth Cady married abolitionist Henry Brewster Stanton in 1840, she'd already observed enough about the legal relationships between men and women to insist that the word obey be dropped from the ceremony.
When I read this line in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's biography on About.com, I audibly chuckled. Ms. Stanton, along with Susan B. Anthony were the founders and pioneers of the Women's suffrage and rights movement. Public Television (PBS) is airing a wonderful series on their history and efforts. This series, "Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony", was produced by Ken Burns and Paul Barnes.
The series, among other issues, presents the tension between securing voting rights for freed male slaves and white women and freed women slaves. I strongly recommend that you take the time to watch.
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