November 12 was the bicentennial of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of America’s most prominent and extraordinary women’s right leaders. The event passed largely un-noticed. We missed a chance to pause and reflect on her leadership and also on the issues she wrestled with, some of which are still with us. Stanton deserves […]
Author: Bruce Dearstyne
Bruce Dearstyne holds a Ph.D. in history from Syracuse University. He has taught history courses at SUNY Albany and other colleges and was also a professor at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies. For many years he was a program director at the New York State Archives. His latest book, The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History, was published in June 2015 by SUNY Press.