Susan Brownell Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony was born to a Quaker family that influenced her greatly because of the Quaker beliefs which they embraced. The Quakers preached simple living‚ brotherly peace and love‚ encouraged education and hard work for all of its members‚ whether they were male or female. The Quakers were against slavery and were not allowed to hold slaves. They were great advocates of temperance‚ which opposed the consumption of alcohol. They also believed that women had the
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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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ratified. Many women and men spend countless hours striving toward equal citizenship and the right to vote. There are a few women who did much more than anybody would have expected. Some of these women might even sound familiar. The main leader was Susan B. Anthony‚ along with a few others‚ Elizabeth Stanton‚ and Alice Paul. Without their great leadership we wouldn’t have the right to vote today‚ as women.("History of Women’s...") Women’s suffrage is the fight for women to get as many equal rights as a
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rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less.” (Teen Ink) Finally‚ 14 years after Susan B. Anthony died‚ women are finally able to vote (bio.com)! Everything she worked so hard for has finally paid off! Susan Brownwell Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts (Susan B. Anthony House; Encyclopedia of World Biography). Her parents‚ Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony had seven children (Teen Ink). Her family has always been politically active and were both quakers
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112 30 August 2017 Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony‚ an American woman rights activist‚ devoted her life to racial‚ gender‚ and educational equality. Susan is one of the most famous women in American history. She played major roles in the woman’s suffrage movement and led the way for the 19th amendment‚ when woman won the right to vote. Sadly‚ the amendment was not added to the constitution until 14 years after her death. Here are three reasons why Susan B. Anthony is important. One
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Susan B. Anthony once said‚ "Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." Today‚ there are many female leaders and role models. They have changed this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared
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Susan Brownell Anthony was known for being apart of the women’s rights movement. She inspired young women to vote everyday. Even though she is gone she is still inspiring young women to vote everyday. It is known as a tradition that after a women votes for the first time you take your sticker that you receive after you vote and you go place it on her gravestone which is located in New York where she died. Susan b. Anthony was born on February 15th‚1820 in Massachusetts. She grew up in a Quaker household
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their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." (Anthony) Susan B. Anthony was a participant in many different political movements. Her career as an activist started with her participation in the temperance movement. Her inability to speak at temperance rallies led to her joining the women’s rights movement‚ and later other movements‚ including abolition and education reform (Susan B. Anthony House). Anthony had a large impact on american history during and after the antebellum
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Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. With a long history of activist traditions‚ her ability to motivate others led her to become an active member in the temperance which was the absence of alcohol‚ joining women’s rights movement‚ and woman suffrage. Susan B. Anthony was also an influential speaker of the women’s labor organization and a strong supporter of the abolition of slavery. Throughout her life‚ she was able to create great and powerful speeches that have
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Introduction: Susan B. Anthony was a strong‚ independent suffragist in the 19th century women’s rights movement. She established many organizations fighting for anti-slavery and women’s suffrage including The New York State Temperance Society‚ The National Woman Suffrage Association‚ and The American Equal Rights Association. Her influences are still present and important today. Without her dedication‚ the nineteenth amendment‚ The National American Woman Suffrage Association‚ and feminism itself
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