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    Hon. 7 Dec. 2010 Civil Disobedience: Susan B. Anthony Thoreau’s idea of civil disobedience was based on the well known quote that “that government is best which governs least.” That is to say‚ governments tend to be more harmful than helpful. He believed that the government was corrupt and unjust and people had a right to stand up to any law that they find unjust. One of the most notable actions of his idea was during the Women’s Rights Movement. Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women

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    Susan B. Anthony It is impossible to believe there was a time that women did not have an input on anything in this world. Women did not have a say in anything in the 1800’s‚ they were just people that did whatever “man” told them to do without any questions asked. There are a lot of powerful people in history that stood up for what they felt was important‚ like women’s rights. Women by the name of Susan B. Anthony wanted to have change in this world for women that wanted to be a part of society

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    2014 Introduction/Thesis: Susan B Anthony was one of the most influential women in American history. Susan was not only influential but heroic in her doings as an abolitionist‚ educational reformer‚ labor activist‚ and last but most definitely not last a women’s rights activist. Susan believed that the same rights should be granted to all regardless of race or sex. This mindset was a complete one eighty from the way of thinking back then. Paragraph One: Susan B Anthony born in Adams Massachusetts

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    Susan B. Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony was the pioneer and key spokesperson for the 19th century women’s suffrage movement. She was and activist‚ reformer‚ teacher‚ and lecturer. Anthony was born in South Adams‚ Massachusetts‚ 15 Feb.‚ 1820. The second of eight children‚ Susan learned to read and write at age three. In 1826‚ when she was six years old‚ the family moved to Battenville‚ New York. Susan attended a local district school‚ where a teacher refused to teach her

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    A theme shown in both “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote!” and “Don’t Give up the Fight” is perseverance. They both have perseverance because in “Don’t Give up the Fight”‚ although Ava is being bullied by the boys on the track team‚ she doesn’t give up the track team and continues to try her best. In “Susan B. Anthony Dares to Vote!” Susan B. Anthony shows perseverance because she keeps on fighting for women’s rights and‚ although she doesn’t see women’s rights because of her death in 1906‚ her goal

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    Susan B. Anthony Justice is defined as a concept of moral rightness and fairness. In the 1800s‚ gender inequality was a huge conflict. Men were able to own land and open businesses‚ while women weren’t even given the right to open up a bank account. However‚ the uprising of reform movements was beginning during this time as well. One enormously great movement that came to be‚ was the woman’s suffrage movement. Susan B. Anthony was a crucial member of this historical endeavor. She dedicated her

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    Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women’s rights movement to introduce women’s suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women’s Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President. She also co-founded the women’s rights journal‚ The Revolution. She traveled the United States and Europe‚ and averaged 75 to 100 speeches per year. She was one of the important advocates in leading the way

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    someone who is tired of how their gender is being treated and wants equality between both genders. Born Susan Brownell Anthony on February 15‚ 1820‚ is known to be one of the first feminist during her time. She had many contributions in fighting for women’s rights during her entire life. She is one of the more famous and well known women through out her generation and will continue to

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    Argument for Women’s Rights? On November 5‚ 1872‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ a well-known leader in the women’s rights movement‚ along with several other women‚ entered the West End News Depot and cast their ballot. The women had all registered in the previous days; Anthony had registered to vote November 1‚ 1872 at a local barbershop‚ along with her three sisters. Even though the inspectors refused her initial demand to register‚ Anthony used her power of persuasive speaking and her relationship

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    Susan B. Anthony is a woman of history‚ a civil rights activist who fought for women’s rights‚ anti-slavery laws‚ and fought against alcohol. Not everything she fought for went her way‚ but a lot did during and after her lifetime that had a huge effect on America. Susan was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams Massachusetts to a Quaker family. She was the second oldest out of eight‚ and only six of those kids lived to be adults. After the death of two of her siblings‚ her family moved to Battenville

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