Stanton also listed 18 grievances such as women’s right to control their wages and property and the difficulties in gaining custody after a divorce. She urged social and legal changes to improve women’s place in society. Later that year she sent out petitions pushing the New York Congress to pass the New York Married Women’s Property Act. Stanton met Susan B. Anthony in 1851 and worked closely with her on speeches, articles, and books. Together they were the primary leaders of the women’s movement for more than 50 years. Stanton had seven children to raise, so she couldn’t always make it to events, but she would write speeches for Anthony to deliver.