How Did Susan B Anthony Change Society

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For my eighth grade multigenre project I wanted to write about someone who changed the rules of society and helped empower women. Susan B. Anthony came to mind. Susan B. Anthony gave women another option opposed to the social norm. She ignored her decided role as a woman because she knew we were meant for so much more than what we were set out to be. She taught us to be more than just housewives. She gave us a voice. Susan B. Anthony played a huge part in history and helped bring us to where we are today.

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