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A Vote for LbNA #40319

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:May 29, 2008
Location:
City:Johnstown
County:Fulton
State:New York
Boxes:1
Planted by:Kiwi
Found by: Mb2323
Last found:Jul 23, 2022
Status:FFFFF
Last edited:Jun 30, 2016
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a native of Johnstown, was a key figure in the early women’s rights movement in this country. The daughter of a judge who also served a term in Congress, Stanton learned early in life that women were virtually without rights in regard to property or income or even the custody of their children. This realization served to inspire her to work to promote equality for women. Unlike Susan B. Anthony who championed women’s suffrage, Stanton’s was a broader platform of women’s rights in general including ownership of property. She worked tirelessly throughout her life for the cause. She and Susan B. Anthony were the leading force behind the first women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls , NY, in 1848. Stanton delivered the famous Declaration of Rights and Sentiments drafted by the women attending . In that same year the NY legislature passed a bill giving property rights to married women. This came about as a direct result of the work of Stanton and others.
Johnstown is justly proud of her native daughter. Back in 2006 mayor elect Sarah Slingerland, took the oath of office using a bible signed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. While in Johnstown be sure to stop to read the plaque in the park on Main Street. Just across the street is another plaque marking the spot where the Cady home was located and where she was born. Sadly, Stanton did not live to see women get the vote. She died in 1902, eighteen years before women obtained the right to vote.
This letterbox is located in the Johnstown Public Library which is located on the corner of South Market and West Clinton Street with the entrance on Clinton. St. Once inside take the elevator or the stairs.You need to go up to the second floor. There you will find a row of old fashioned library boxes- what used to be the "card catalog." They now hold a collection of genealogy cards, including Stanton’s. Find the file for Stanton. You will need to look down to find her letterbox. It’s hidden on top of the one cabinet that sits directly on the floor. Please be careful when extracting the box as there may be patrons nearby. The box contains a pen and an ink pad. Please sign the log book
Please replace the box carefully.