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 * Elizabeth Cady Stanton

** Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born November 12, 1815 and died October 26, 1902. She fought for women's rights and to end to end woman suffering. Along with Susan B. Anthony, she founded the National Woman Suffering Association. In 1890, the NWSA merged with American Woman Suffering Association and Stanton was announced president of the new National American Woman Suffering Association. Stanton was best known for her long fight against woman suffering, being active and effective in winning property rights for married woman, guardianship of children, and changing divorce laws.

**Gail Laughlin**



Gail Laughlin was born on March 7, 1868 in Robbinston, Maine. She was eighth out of nine children. She mad ea vow to herself "to study law and dedicate my entire life to the freeing of woman and establishing their proper place in this 'man's world'." She was only 12 when she made that vow. She passed the New York Bar exam in 1899, establishing her own office soon after. From 1902 to 1906, she was a partner in the National American Woman Suffering Association. She held lectures, kept things organized, and helping woman to demand that men consider their opinions. Later she made a second office in Denver, Colorado and wrote a law allowing woman to serve on juries in the state of California. Laughlin founded the first convention of the National Federation of Business and Professional Woman. She was also elected president of this organization. Gail Laughlin suffered a minor stroke in 1948 which caused her to become semi-retarded, then died on March 17, 1952.