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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a writer, suffragist, women's rights activist and abolitionist, along with Susan B. Anthony, Stanton fueled the movement for women’s suffrage. She was married to Henry Brewster Stanton.
Stansell present Elizabeth Cady Stanton's character through the description of her actions, that are subject to Henry's criticism due Henry's disagreement with the notion of female suffrage and other issues that Elizabeth was advocated to.
Some themes you might consider in the play include:
Greed
Power and ambition
What it means to be masculine and feminine
Trying to persuade
Idealism
What it means to be a (good/bad) leader
The importance of omens
The difference between villains and heroes
