Introduction Susan Brownell Anthony was an American social transformer and a women's rights advocate who played a very important role in the women's suffrage movement. In the year of 1820, feminist leader Susan B Anthony, established a new program with the intent to change the economy. Susan Anthony’s life was dedicated to the equality of all people regardless of their race or gender by writing an influential newspaper, creating leagues and organizations, and putting herself at personal risk for others. The Revolution Susan B. Anthony established many things for women's rights. In 1868 she started publishing the newspaper called the revolution. She started this newspaper in Rochester, New York. She supported a workshop founded by the Sewing …show more content…
In 1851, Susan met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and coworker in social reforming activities, mostly in the field of women's rights. In 1863 Anthony organized Women’s National Loyal League, which collected nearly 400,000 for the abolition of slavery. This was very important because at that women's rights had become a huge matter. Susan created so many organizations and leagues dedicated to free lives and equality for all people. In 1869 Anthony establish a new organization, the National Woman Suffrage Association. The people at the National Woman Suffrage Association all agreed that the 14th and 15th amendment were an insult to women. As the amendments did not allow them to vote. The association also advocated for divorce to be easier and for equal pay at work regardless of race or …show more content…
Even with her vigorous attempts, she still put herself in danger. Even though she already went all over the country to rally, she eventually took things into their own hands when she voted illegally in 1872, in her hometown Rochester, NY. She was accused in a widely publicized trial. Of the 14 women who voted only, she was put on trial because she was the leader of the feminist at that point. The women that voted expected to be sent away because they were women. They were using a strategy that the National Women's Suffrage Association conjured. The National Women's Suffrage Association believed that they had right to vote because of the 14th amendment, stating that all citizens of the US have the right to vote regardless of their race. 12 days after the election, Commissioner William Storrs arrested Susan Anthony and the 14 other women who voted. She demanded to be arrested properly when a deputy federal marshal arrested her differently because she was a
Anthony: A Biography of a Singular Feminist, writes about Susan B. Anthony 's teaching career and movements she was involved with, to show how Anthony got interested in the women 's right movement and how she helped the movement to grow. “Susan Brownell Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Her father was an antislavery Quaker who started a home-school for his children after Anthony’s teacher refused to teach her long-division because she was a girl. At the age of seventeen, Anthony attended Deborah Moulson’s Quaker boarding school in Philadelphia. There, she saw a speech by the famous Quaker abolitionist Lucretia Mott, who left a profound impression on the eighteen year-old Anthony.”1 While Barry writes about how Anthony helped in women 's rights, she does not really go into depth about Anthony 's family religion2 or how Anthony 's parents played a major role in her life. However, Barry does mention the friendships Anthony formed with other women, like Lucy Stone, Angelina Grimke and Elizabeth Stanton, on the fight for legal and civil
Susan B. Anthony’s Accomplishments Susan B. Anthony is a one of a kind lady. She didn’t care what people thought of her. She wanted to show the world what she believed in. Susan B. Anthony played a major role in women’s suffrage by being involved in temperance movements when she was young, being a part of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the Nineteenth Amendment was passed fourteen years after her death. Susan B. Anthony was born on a farm in Adams, Massachusetts, on February 15, 1820 (Sochen).
Susan B. Anthony believed that women should have the same rights as men. She fought for this right in many different ways, but she is most famous for showing civil disobedience by voting illegally. Unfortunately, Anthony fought all her life for women’s rights, but her dreams were not fulfilled until 14 years after she died (“Susan” Bio).
In 1863 Anthony and Stanton organized a Women's National Loyal League to support and petition for the Thirteenth Amendment outlawing slavery. They went on to campaign for full citizenship for women and people of any race, including the right to vote, in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. They were bitterly disappointed and disillusioned when women were excluded. Anthony continued to campaign for equal rights for all American citizens
However in the mid 1800’s women began to fight for their rights, and in particular the right to vote. In July of 1848 the first women's rights conventions was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was tasked with drawing up the Declaration of Sentiments a declaration that would define and guide the meeting. Soon after men and women signed the Declaration of Sentiments, this was the beginning of the fight for women’s rights. 1850 was the first annual National Women’s rights convention which continued to take place through to upcoming years and continued to grow each year eventually having a rate of 1000 people each convention. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were the two leaders of the Women’s Rights Movement, in 1869 they formed the National Woman suffrage Association with it’s primary goal being to achieve voting by Congressional Amendment to the Constitution. Going ahead a few years, in 1872 Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in the nation election, nevertheless, she continued to fight for women’s rights the rest of her life. It wouldn’t be until 1920 till the 19th amendment would be
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent women’s rights activist and a social reformer. She dedicated her life to spread awareness of the danger and unfairness of social inequalities and slavery. She helped creating or advocating many US and International organizations. She lobbied the creation of laws to protect the rights of citizens regardless of their ethnicity or gender. She was "one of the most loved and hated women in the country. "Her opponents often described her as "nsexed, an unnatural creature that did not function as a true woman, one who devoted her life to a husband” (Barry). She passed away
Susan B. Anthony was born February 15,1820 in Adams Massachusetts, She was the daughter to a cotton mill owner, who was a liberal Quaker. Susan's father taught her the ideas of self-support, self-discipline,principled convictions, and belief in self worth. Reform was very active in the Anthony home, both Mother and Father were strong believers in temperance and women's rights. Fighting for civil rights was in her blood. Susan's father even employed teachers in his own home. Growing up Susan had only known the Quaker life style were men and women spoke equally.
Men their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less,” and the aim of establishing “justice for all”. Susan B. Anthony was a leader of the nineteenth-century feminist activist, dedicated practically her whole adult life. Susan B. Anthony became a leader of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1869 for more than 50 years, alongside with partner Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan B. Anthony believed that women should vote just like men they should not be restricted from their citizen rights. Susan B. Anthony believed that “women are persons”.
Anthony chose to participate in civil disobedience to protest for women’s rights. In 1851, Anthony attended an anti-slavery conference, where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Anthony was inspired to fight for women 's rights while she fought against the use of alcohol (“Susan” Bio). Susan B. Anthony was one of the strongest advocates of women’s rights, and is a representative figure of politically oriented types of feminist politics (Halsall). Anthony was denied a chance to speak at a temperance movement conference because of her being a women, she then decided that no one would ever take a woman seriously unless they had a right to vote. In 1852, Anthony and Stanton established the Women’s New York State Temperance Society. Anthony traveled to many places to campaign on women’s behalf (“Susan” Bio). In 1872, Anthony was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election. She was fined $100 but refused to pay (Halsall). A warrant went out for Anthony after a poll watcher filed a complaint. Anthony was charged for voting in a congressional election “without having a lawful right to vote and in violation of a section 19 of an Act of Congress.” At the hearing on November 29th, Anthony was questioned by her lawyer and was able to tell why she believed she had the right to vote, as authorized by the 14th amendment; therefore, she was not guilty of willingly and knowingly casting an illegal vote (Dismore). Susan B. Anthony became a courageous leader in the
Susan B. Anthony who was a Quaker, was therefore opposed to the immorality slavery but also played a role in the movement calling for equality and rights of women. Anthony was inspired by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was also active in both movements, but very famous for her aggressive action in the Women's Movement, which can be shown by Document I. Elizabeth Cady Stanton played a very important role in The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. This convention also sought to expand democratic ideals, and more radically than perhaps any other event of any movement. They produced a declaration which stated that all men and women are created equal, and should therefore be treated equal. Stanton believed that women should be equally "represented in the government" and demanded for the right to vote.
In 1869, Susan B. Anthony, a woman suffragist and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the NWSA or the National
Susan Brownell Anthony, being an abolitionist, educational reformer, labor activist, and organizer for woman suffrage, used her intellectual and confident mind to fight for parity. Anthony fought for women through campaigning for women’s rights as well as a suffragist for many around the nation. She had focused her attention on the need for women to reform law in their own interests, both to improve their conditions and to challenge the "maleness" of current law. Susan B. Anthony helped the abolitionists and fought for women’s rights to change the United States with her Quaker values and strong beliefs in equality.
Women were getting tired of not having the same rights as men, so they wanted to make a move to change this. Women got so tired of staying at home while the men worked. Women wanted to get an education. So they fought for their freedom. Abigail Adams said to her husband, “in the new code of laws, remember the ladies and do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands.” John’s reply was, “I cannot but laugh. Depend upon it, we know better than to repeal our masculine systems.” These were said in 1776. The women’s suffrage actually began in 1848, which was the first women’s rights convention which was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Prominent leaders began campaigning for the right to vote at State and federal levels. Susan B. Anthony was the leader for getting women their rights in the United States. Susan B. Anthony voted in Rochester, NY for the presidential election. This occurred in 1872. She was, “arrested, tried, convicted, and fined $100.” She refused to pay the fine. Supporters of The Equal Rights Amendment would march, rally, petition, and go on hunger strikes.
Nonetheless, this reform of women did not halt to the rejection, nor did they act in fear. The CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION states: “One of the main leaders of the women’s suffrage movement was Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906). Brought up in a Quaker family, she was raised to be independent and think for herself. She joined the abolitionist movement to end slavery. Through her abolitionist efforts, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1851. Anthony had not attended the Seneca Falls Convention, but she quickly joined with Stanton to lead the fight for women’s suffrage in the United
Susan B. Anthony is the most well known name in women's rights from the 1800s. Most people who are not familiar with the history of this time are aware of Susan's reputation and nearly everyone of my generation has seen and held a Susan B. Anthony silver dollar. For these reasons I was greatly surprised to learn that Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the original women's rights movement spokeswoman and Susan B. Anthony her protégé.