Susan B. Anthony
Women's Suffrage
Background
Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She was brought up in a Quaker family.At the age of 6, her family moved to Battenville, New York where she was homeschooled because her dad didn't think the local schools were good enough. Later things would get difficult for Susan and her family. Her dad lost almost everything when the economy collapsed in 1837. She started teaching to make money to help pay off her father's debts.
Abolitionist
In 1851, she attended an anti-slavery conference, where she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She got involved with the Temperance Movement, aimed at limiting or stopping the production of alcohol. They denied her the right to speak at a temperance convention because she was a women. This made her realize that no one would take women seriously unless they had the right to vote.Anthony and Stanton established the Women's New York State Temperance Society in 1852.
House
National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House is located in Rochester, New York. It was her home during her 40 politically active years and where she was arrested for voting in 1872. It was the headquarters of the National American Women Suffrage where she was President. She died here in 1906 at the age of 86.
Dollar Coin
In 1979, Susan B. Anthony's image was chosen for the new dollar coin, making her the first woman to be depicted on US currency. The size of the dollar was close to that of the quarter, and the Anthony dollar never became very popular. In 1999 the US government announced the replacement of the Susan B. Anthony dollar with one featuring the image of Sacagawea.
Stamp
Three-cent stamp issued in 1936, on the 30th anniversary of her death; reissued in 1955.
"Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less" - Susan b. Anthony
Educator
In 1846, at age 26, Anthony was the head of the girls department at Canajoharie Academy, her first paid position. She taught for twp years. In 1852-1859 she spoke at state teachers' conventions to arguing for coeducation and there are no differences in the minds of men and women. She called for equal educational opportunities. In 1890, Susan B. Anthony raised $50,000 in pledges to ensure the admittance of women in the university of Rochester.
Suffragist
In 1866, Anthony and Stanton founded the American Equal Rights Association and in 1868 they started publishing The Revolution, a newspaper that lobbied for women's rights. In 1869 they founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. In 1872 she was arrested for voting at a presidential election. In 1877 she gathered petition from 26 states with 10,000 signatures but Congress laughed. Between 1881-1885, She joined Stanton and Matilda Joslin Gage and published the History of Women's Suffrage. She retired as President of the National American Women Suffrage Association at the age of 80 in 1900. The 19th Amendment, also known as the Susan B Anthony amendment, was passed in 1920, giving all women the right to vote.
Great Speeches: Susan B. Anthony on Women's Right to Vote