Question

Paraphrasing the Central Idea

Read this passage. Paraphrase the central idea in your
own words.
After her children were grown Stanton wrote and
lectured on all aspects of women's rights and on many
other current topics as well. She began to travel the
county, and her talks on women's issues were popular
and well received. She also co-authored the three volume
History of Woman Suffrage, before publishing her
autobiography and the controversial Woman's Bible.
Though ill health prevented her from traveling much in
later life, she continued to write on women's rights until
her death in 1902.
- "Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Life in Seneca Falls"
National Park Service

Answer 1

In her older adult life, Stanton was a leader in fighting for women's rights

Explanation: sample response

Answer 2

Stanton began to write and lecture on the rights of women and on other salient matters after her children were all grown. She extended her lectures to other places in the country and she was soon an authority on women matters and she was also a co-author of "History of Woman Suffrage" before going on to publish her autobiography and the well-critiqued Woman's Bible.

As she got older, she was unable to travel as much as she used to due to failing health but she remained active with her pen, as she kept on writing about the rights of women until she died in 1902.