Which suffragist co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Susan B. Anthony in 1869?

• A. Susan B. Anthony
• B. Lucretia Mott
• C. Angelina Grimke
• D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Answer: (D)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton teams up with Susan B. Anthony to form the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869, uniting their efforts to push for a federal constitutional amendment guaranteeing women’s right to vote. Stanton brought years of organizing and writing leadership to the partnership, while Anthony provided strong practical organizing skills; together they created a national platform that aimed to win suffrage nationwide rather than step-by-step state-by-state gains. This collaboration defined the early national suffrage movement and set the stage for later developments, such as the merger that formed NAWSA. The other figures listed were important suffragists in their own right, but it was Stanton who partnered with Anthony to establish this particular organization.