Susan B. Anthony has served a great part in women’s history. For many‚ many years‚ women fought to achieve equality. They fought until they successfully gained rights. As a young woman‚ I appreciate every battle that women before‚ such as Susan B. Anthony‚ fought for rights. Her‚ like many others played a big role in achieving this. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. At an early age‚ she developed strong values and morals. She was a teacher before becoming
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stay and fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa. It was after witnessing the unfair treatment of Indians that
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they had met each other. Simply put‚ Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights advocate. She saw issues in the world that made things unfair to women and she decided to stand up and fight for a change. This is a common thing we see throughout history where people do not agree with what is happening so they stand up and fight to change it. Anthony knew that she could not just sit at home and complain about the issues because then nothing would change. Susan B. Anthony grew up with a thirst for knowledge
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“Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less.” (Susan B Anthony). Susan Brownell Anthony was a social reformer‚ abolitionist but most of all a women’s right activist who changed the course of history for all women in not only the United States but the entire world‚ being referred to as one of the strongest feminist in the world.Susan B was born on February 15 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. Born into a Quaker family‚ Susan b was highly swayed by their values whereby
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Feminism is defined as the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities (“Feminism”). Throughout history‚ women strived for rights that men had but women did not acquire such as the right to education‚ voting‚ equal pay‚ abortion‚ and divorce. Major‚ influential feminists include Susan B. Anthony‚ a well known suffragist who fought for the right to vote; Hillary Clinton‚ the Secretary of State and presidential candidate for the 2016 election; Malala Yousafzai‚ a Pakistani
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women’s suffrage think about women fighting for their right to vote. They think about the political campaigns and the brutality that came along with it. What most people don’t realize is that it took decades and even centuries for women to gain their freedoms and their rights‚ and not just the right to vote. Women gained the right to vote‚ the right to buy their own property‚ the right to gain an education‚ the right to decide what happens to her own body and even the simple right to work outside of the
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story Susan B Anthony Dares to Vote! have powerful messages that are portrayed to the reader through the theme. They both share a common theme of perseverance. Nelson Mandela was put in jail and then beaten but still kept going. Susan B Anthony has had tomatoes thrown at her and she still kept going . While the theme of Nelson Mandela’s Life and the passage have a similar theme‚ the theme is depicted differently by the amount of risk each character takes. The character Susan B anthony didn’t
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In the first half of the 19th century‚ even though a few women such as Susan B. Anthony started social reform activities‚ majority of women were restricted by a strict female virtue consensus. Most of them were recognized as domestic workers with their legal rights largely incorporated into the men’s in their families. Before the 1860s‚ many middle-class white women received education‚ but mostly were only enough for child nurturing. Rarely would a woman attain equal education as men; however‚ she
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for equal rights Imagine not having the simple rights‚ not only as an American citizen‚ but as a human being. Women and blacks had no rights in this country. They could not vote‚ pick an educated career‚ or even have ownership of their children. Susan B. Anthony needed more‚ so she started fighting for the unheard voices of America. Susan B. Anthony has positively benefitted modern society by standing up for equal rights and fighting for opportunities for women. Susan B. Anthony has significantly
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I noticed that women have worked very hard to live in a world where they are appreciated and accepted as men are. It is very hard to understand why men and women are not in the same social hierarchy. A woman is capable of doing the exact same thing a man does‚ it has been proven; yet men feel that they are superior. All of these women who have fought for equality: Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Alice Paul‚ and many others are the reason I am able to go to school and get the same education
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