Ginzberg, Lori D.: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life.(Brief article)(Book review)

* Ginzberg, Lori D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life. Hill & Wang: Farrar. Sept. 2009. c.272p. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-08090-9493-6. $25. BIOG

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the 19th century's best-known feminists and advocates of women's suffrage. Nearly forgotten in the early 20th century, she has since been noted for her significant contributions by biographers and documentary filmmakers. But have they adequately dealt with the complexity and contradictory aspects of her character? Ginzberg (history, Penn State Univ.; Untidy Origins: A Story of Woman's Rights in Antebellum New York), a leading scholar in the area of …