▁and ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁born ▁Catherine ▁A . ▁Fish ▁in ▁Farm ington , ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁Qu akers ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁Sarah ▁D . ▁B ills ▁Fish . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York ▁when ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁five ▁and ▁her ▁parents ▁started ▁an ▁abol ition ist ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁involved ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁person , ▁collect ing ▁names ▁for ▁pet itions . ▁▁ ▁Ste bb ins ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Ro chester . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Western ▁New ▁York ▁Anti - S la very ▁Society ▁( WN Y ASS ). ▁She ▁married ▁to ▁G iles ▁Bad ger ▁Ste bb ins ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁in ▁S od us ▁Bay . ▁Her ▁husband ▁was ▁an ▁abol ition ist ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁together , ▁they ▁lect ured ▁and ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁peace ful ▁demonstr ations ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁sla very . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Woman ' s ▁Rights ▁Convention , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁and ▁contributed ▁a ▁resolution ▁to ▁the ▁Convention . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁moved ▁to ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁National ▁Woman ▁Su ff rage ▁Association ▁(