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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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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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 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 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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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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Exploring the Leader in Susan B. Anthony Victoria March Executive Leadership December 20‚2015 Exploring the Leader in Susan B. Anthony There are a lot of women that have changed the face of history. Countless women have contributed to women’s rights in various ways fighting for respect and fair treatment that not long ago was ignored. Susan B. Anthony was a significant force that became a woman that took action and not just by her words‚ which credits her as an example of as a positive
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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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simply because of your gender? That’s exactly what Susan B. Anthony and all of the other women in America during the civil rights movement had to go through. Today‚ women are now able to vote‚ thanks to Susan. Susan B. Anthony made it possible for women to do things that they weren’t able to do before or during the civil rights movement‚ by standing up for women in the women’s suffrage and getting involved with the government. Susan B. Anthony was a woman who stood up for women’s rights by getting
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