Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishStanton, Elizabeth CadyElizabeth Cady StantonStan‧ton, E‧liz‧a‧beth Ca‧dy /ˈstæntən, ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ˈkeɪdi/ (1815–1902) a US woman who was one of the leaders of a group that worked to get the law changed so that women would be allowed to vote. She and her husband, Henry Stanton, also wanted to end slavery in the US. → see also Anthony, Susan B.