Susan B Anthony Research Paper
People who caused a Change
People who caused a Change
Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India. Gandhi stayed in India until he decided to travel to England in 1888 to get his Law degree. In 1893 Gandhi traveled to South Africa to pursue a job as a barrister, where he experienced the extent of discrimination towards Indians in South Africa .Gandhi was traveling to the Transvaal province of South Africa by train where he was asked to move back to the third-class car even though he had a first class ticket. Gandhi refusing to make the change was thrown off the train. After being thrown off the train he had to make a decision whether to head back to India or stay and fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa. It was after witnessing the unfair treatment of Indians that …show more content…
Anthony born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15, 1820 who was raised up in a Quaker family with a history of activism. At an early age Susan developed a deep sense moral conviction and justice. Susan B Anthony was a teacher for 15 years before becoming involved in the abolition of alcohol also known as the temperance movement. Due to the fact that Susan was a woman she was unable to speak in public settings leading her to be an advocate for the woman’s suffrage movement. In 1852 Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was an acquaintance of Susan’s inspired her to join the woman’s rights movement.
It was in 1868 that Susan B Anthony encouraged the women from the sewing and printing trades to form Workingwomen 's Associations in New York. This act was a direct result of the woman not being allowed to join the men 's trade unions. Susan B Anthony went on to approach the National Labor Congress in 1868 persuading them to request a vote on equal pay for equal work. ("Biography of Susan B. Anthony," 2013, p. 1)This is a great example of Social change, giving the women a voice and encouraging them they deserved to be treated
People who caused a Change
Mahatma Gandhi, who was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India. Gandhi stayed in India until he decided to travel to England in 1888 to get his Law degree. In 1893 Gandhi traveled to South Africa to pursue a job as a barrister, where he experienced the extent of discrimination towards Indians in South Africa .Gandhi was traveling to the Transvaal province of South Africa by train where he was asked to move back to the third-class car even though he had a first class ticket. Gandhi refusing to make the change was thrown off the train. After being thrown off the train he had to make a decision whether to head back to India or stay and fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa. It was after witnessing the unfair treatment of Indians that …show more content…
Anthony born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15, 1820 who was raised up in a Quaker family with a history of activism. At an early age Susan developed a deep sense moral conviction and justice. Susan B Anthony was a teacher for 15 years before becoming involved in the abolition of alcohol also known as the temperance movement. Due to the fact that Susan was a woman she was unable to speak in public settings leading her to be an advocate for the woman’s suffrage movement. In 1852 Elizabeth Cady Stanton who was an acquaintance of Susan’s inspired her to join the woman’s rights movement.
It was in 1868 that Susan B Anthony encouraged the women from the sewing and printing trades to form Workingwomen 's Associations in New York. This act was a direct result of the woman not being allowed to join the men 's trade unions. Susan B Anthony went on to approach the National Labor Congress in 1868 persuading them to request a vote on equal pay for equal work. ("Biography of Susan B. Anthony," 2013, p. 1)This is a great example of Social change, giving the women a voice and encouraging them they deserved to be treated