Anthony and Stanton worked to revive the women's rights movement, which had become nearly dormant during the Civil War. In 1866, they organized the Eleventh National Women's Rights Convention, the first since the Civil War began.Stanton, Anthony, Gage (1887), pp. 152–153 Unanimously adopting a resolution introduced by Anthony, the convention voted to transform itself into the American Equal Rights Association (AERA), whose purpose was to campaign for the equal rights of all citizens, especially the right of suffrage.Stanton, Anthony, Gage (1887), pp. 171–72 The leadership of the new organization included such prominent activists as Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, and Frederick Douglass.Stanton, Anthony, Gage, Harper (1881–1922), Vol. 2, pp. 173–174
