Summary Of A Powerful Partnership By Susan B. Anthony

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The passage that most effectively develops the contribution of Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the women’s rights movement would be “A Powerful Partnership”. The aforementioned detailed the strengths of working with one accord to achieve a common goal. It brought to light why Susan B. Anthony is so well known in comparison Elizabeth Stanton. Most importantly, the article credits Stanton as introducing the first attempt at a women’s suffrage amendment in Congress. Though “The Birthplace of Womens Rights” focused keenly on Stanton and her early efforts, “A Powerful Partnership” describes Stanton’s collaborations with Susan B. Anthony that would make many consider them “the founding Mothers of women’s rights”. Elizabeth Stanton and Susan B. Anthony wanted women to have the same rights as men, but without one another, neither woman would have been able to effectively achieve their common goal. The first article hinted that Stanton was initially a timid public speaker. The readings suggest that she would not only polish herself, but eventually encourage Anthony to become an admirable lecturer by the second article. Anthony would rely on Stanton to write her …show more content…

Armed with Anthony’s facts, Stanton prepared the text for the speeches Anthony gave.” “A Powerful Partnership” credits work detailed in “The Birthplace of Women Rights” as inspiration for Anthony’s effort shift from prohibition to women’s rights. Arguably, without Anthony, Stanton wouldn’t have gotten the attention and support of all women and men to solve the problem at hand. “The Birthplace of Womens Rights” highlight Stanton’s struggles to even coordinate the unlocking of the venue for her first event. Anthony’s ability to organize the events and appeal to sympathizers was key to their efforts, but together, the women made lasting impact, inspiring not only other females, but the nation as a