The Right of All Citizens: What Makes an Effective 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
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After reading these speeches and articles; the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln ; Woman’s Right to the Suffrage by Susan B. Anthony‚ the I Have a Dream speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and On the Death of Martin Luther King Jr by President Robert F. Kennedy. I thought that the Woman’s Right to the Suffrage speech by Susan B. Anthony was the most compelling to me. It’s truly amazing to see how much the rights have changed for women from 1872 to 2016. It does appear that women have
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their enjoyment of the blessing of liberty…”(Anthony). This is a quote from a speech Susan B. Anthony delivered in 1873. While having the constitution protecting citizens’ rights‚ women are considered to get paid 77 cents to the dollar‚ in the eyes of many there expected to be treated as second-class citizens. But does the constitution promise inalienable rights for all people? This idea is shown throughout her speech‚ connecting to other visions‚ that any American citizen has protected rights‚ that
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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 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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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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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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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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and Composition 2013 Summer Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful. 4. What statement does
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