How Did Susan B Anthony Contribute In American History

There are many prominent figures who have contributed in the American history. One of the prominent figures I would like to emphasize on is Susan B. Anthony. Who is Susan B. Anthony? Susan B. Anthony was born on February 20, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Susan’s full name is Susan Brownell Anthony. Susan was raised in a Quaker household. She was born to a local cotton mill owner and his wife who was gifted with eight children. Susan was the second oldest of the eight children. However, only six out of the eight children grew to become adults as one was stillborn and the other sibling of Susan died at the age of two. Susan B. Anthony was a publisher, civil rights activist, editor, women rights activist and a journalist. She passed away on
Anthony learnt that women needed to vote in order to be able to influence public affairs during her temperance movement. Susan and Elizabeth established The American Equal Rights Association in the year 1866. In 1868, “The Revolutionist” newspaper was established with the goal of creating “justice for all” with the masthead “Men their rights and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.” In 1869, the suffrage movement divided. Susan and Elizabeth’s National Association persist on campaigning for constitutional amendment wherelse, the American Women Suffrage Association implemented a policy of getting women to vote on a state-by-state basis. The first province to give women to vote was Wyoming in 1869. During the 1870s, Susan had speaking tours in the West, where she campaigned enthusiastically for women’s suffrage. In 1872, Susan, her three sisters, and other women were arrested for voting in Rochester. She, other women and the election inspectors who had allowed her to vote in Rochester Common Council chamber were prosecuted. Susan declined to pay bail and requested for habeas corpus. However, her lawyer paid for the bail in order to keep the case away from the Supreme Court. Susan was charged in Albany, and the Rochester District Attorney requested for a change of venue for the reason that a jury might be biased towards her. Her trial was held in Canandaigua in 1873. In the trial, the judge commanded the jury to find her guilty without any discussion and fined her $100 and made her pay courtroom fees. Susan was not detained for refusing to pay but was denied the chance to appeal. In 1877, Susan managed to draw together petitions from 26 states with 10,000 signatures. Sadly, this was not appreciated by the Congress as they laughed it off. In 1869 to 1906, she appeared before all Congress and requested for a section for suffrage amendment. Between 1881 to 1885, Susan, Elizabeth and Matilda Joslin Gage joined forces and published the History of