Susan B Anthony Research Paper

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The voices between male and female freedoms and privileges were very unequal, and usually females were limited and ignored if they stood up for what they believed in. Women constantly fought for the right to speak at all in the conventions of social organizations, but overtime one women started the push forward to women’s right; Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony was a leader who gained justice through her speech, “On Women’s Right to Vote”. She was a prominent force of nature, and led the charge in women’s suffrage. Through her tactics and protesting, she made her name known throughout the entire world. Susan B. Anthony was one of the early leader to make a step forward in creating equality between men and women. Susan Brownell Anthony was …show more content…

Anthony was not always the easiest, Susan taught for ten years in district schools, private academies, and families, finishing her career as head of the female department in the academy at Canajoharie, New York, from 1846 to 1849 (Barry). Being a teacher for several years, it had a long lasting effect on her ideas as an activist and on her views about equality between men and women. Anthony went through several obstacles while teaching, such as unequal wages. She realized their needed to be economic equality, and she knowledge that the gap from men and women was spreading farther and …show more content…

In 1851, she attended an anti-slavery conference, where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was widely credited as one of the founding geniuses of the women's rights movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton used her brilliance, insightfulness, and eloquence to advocate for many important issues (Banner). In addition to being one of the first women's rights activists, she was also a dedicated abolitionist, and advocated in favor of temperance just like Susan B. Anthony.
From fighting and campaigning against alcohol, both were inspired to fight for women's rights and for women to have a vote. Anthony decided something needed to be done when she was denied a chance to speak at a temperance meeting because she was a women. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the New York State Woman's Rights Committee. To spread awareness to women’s suffrage, they both started up petitions for women to have the right to own property and to vote. Anthony traveled great distances to campaign for women and have their voice to be heard

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