Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
Jun 27, 2026 · 18 min · 10 segments
Sit down with me this week as I wrap up my coverage of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Learn about her and Susan B Anthony's efforts to expand political rights amid the drum beats of war and how they…
Welcome to Civics and Coffee, a history podcast, the show all about United States history, delivered to you in the time it takes to enjoy your morning cup of coffee.
I'm your host, Alicia, a historian trained in United States history with a passion for telling both the known and unknown parts of America's past.
So grab your coffee and get ready for some bite-sized history.
At this eventful hour, the patriotism of woman shone forth as fervently and spontaneously as did that of man, and her self-sacrifice and devotion were displayed in as many varied fields of action.
while he buckled on his knapsack and marched forth to conquer the enemy.
She planned the campaigns which brought the nation victory, fought in the ranks when she could do so without detection, inspired the Sanitary Commission, gathered needed supplies for the Grand Army, provided nurses for the hospitals, comforted the sick, smoothed the pillows of the dying, inscribed the last messages of love to those far away, and marked the resting places where the brave men fell.
The labor women accomplished, the hardships they endured, the time and strength they sacrificed in the war that summoned three million men to arms can never be fully appreciated.
Hey, everyone.
Welcome back.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been waging a personal battle for women's equality since the 1840s after attending the World Anti-Slavery Convention and hosting the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls in 1848.
But when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and Southern states announced their intention to secede from the Union, the nation could do little more than sit and wait.
As the nation focused on war, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony remained committed to their activism as new opportunities and new frustrations emerged.
How did she and Susan work together during the Civil War? What happened in Reconstruction that caused Elizabeth to have such racial animosity? And what prompted her to create the Woman's Bible? Grab your cup of coffee, peeps.
Let's do this.
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Welcome to Civics and Coffee, a history podcast, the show all about United States history, delivered to you in the time it takes to enjoy your morning cup of coffee.
I'm your host, Alicia, a historian trained in United States history with a passion for telling both the known and unknown parts of America's past.
So grab your coffee and get ready for some bite-sized history.
At this eventful hour, the patriotism of woman shone forth as fervently and spontaneously as did that of man, and her self-sacrifice and devotion were displayed in as many varied fields of action.
while he buckled on his knapsack and marched forth to conquer the enemy.
She planned the campaigns which brought the nation victory, fought in the ranks when she could do so without detection, inspired the Sanitary Commission, gathered needed supplies for the Grand Army, provided nurses for the hospitals, comforted the sick, smoothed the pillows of the dying, inscribed the last messages of love to those far away, and marked the resting places where the brave men fell.
The labor women accomplished, the hardships they endured, the time and strength they sacrificed in the war that summoned three million men to arms can never be fully appreciated.
Hey, everyone.
Welcome back.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton had been waging a personal battle for women's equality since the 1840s after attending the World Anti-Slavery Convention and hosting the Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls in 1848.
But when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and Southern states announced their intention to secede from the Union, the nation could do little more than sit and wait.
As the nation focused on war, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony remained committed to their activism as new opportunities and new frustrations emerged.
How did she and Susan work together during the Civil War? What happened in Reconstruction that caused Elizabeth to have such racial animosity? And what prompted her to create the Woman's Bible? Grab your cup of coffee, peeps.
Let's do this.
