Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist who fought for the right for women to vote. Susan was also a writer and lecturer.Susan helped run the National Woman's Suffrage Association. She helped many women of today get the rights they deserve. She believed in standing up for what you believe in. Susan Brownell Anthony was born February 15,1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. Susan grew up in a Quaker family and developed a strong moral compass at an early age. She spent most of her life working with social causes. Susan was the second oldest of eight children. Her family moved to Battenville, New York in 1826 and sent her to a Quaker school. After her father’s business failed in the 1930s Susan returned to help her family and found a job
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She attended an anti-slavery convention in 1851 and met Elizabeth Cady Clayton who was involved in the temperance movement which was aimed at limiting or completely stopping selling and production of alcohol. Campaigning against alcohol is what inspired Susan to fight for women’s rights.This inspired her after being denied to speak at a temperance convention because she was a woman. She then believed that no one would take women in politics seriously until they had the right to vote like men.Susan and Elizabeth created the Women’s New York State Temperance Society in 1852. Soon they were both fighting for women’s rights.They also formed the New York State Women’s Rights Committee. Susan B. Anthony also started petitions for women to be able to vote and own property. In 1856 Susan began working as an agent for the Anti-Slavery Society. She spent years promoting the cause until the Civil …show more content…
She was the founder of the Women’s New York State Temperance Society, the New York Women’s Rights Committee, and the American Equal Rights Association. Susan and Elizabeth both became the first presidents of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Susan was one of the major helpers in the advancement of women she created many organizations to help advance women’s part in government.She also made many political speeches to protest. Susan also created a newspaper with the help of other to help promote the end of women suffrage. Susan fought till death to try and end women’s suffrage and sadly died 14 years before the nineteenth amendment was written allowing women to be able to vote. Susan B. Anthony died on March 13,1906. Surprisingly in her obituary it is stated that shortly before her death Susan said to one of her friends Anna Shaw, “To think I have had more than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, and then to die without it seems so cruel.” It was also stated that Susan had one last public address where she ended her speech by saying “Failure is
She attended an anti-slavery convention in 1851 and met Elizabeth Cady Clayton who was involved in the temperance movement which was aimed at limiting or completely stopping selling and production of alcohol. Campaigning against alcohol is what inspired Susan to fight for women’s rights.This inspired her after being denied to speak at a temperance convention because she was a woman. She then believed that no one would take women in politics seriously until they had the right to vote like men.Susan and Elizabeth created the Women’s New York State Temperance Society in 1852. Soon they were both fighting for women’s rights.They also formed the New York State Women’s Rights Committee. Susan B. Anthony also started petitions for women to be able to vote and own property. In 1856 Susan began working as an agent for the Anti-Slavery Society. She spent years promoting the cause until the Civil …show more content…
She was the founder of the Women’s New York State Temperance Society, the New York Women’s Rights Committee, and the American Equal Rights Association. Susan and Elizabeth both became the first presidents of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Susan was one of the major helpers in the advancement of women she created many organizations to help advance women’s part in government.She also made many political speeches to protest. Susan also created a newspaper with the help of other to help promote the end of women suffrage. Susan fought till death to try and end women’s suffrage and sadly died 14 years before the nineteenth amendment was written allowing women to be able to vote. Susan B. Anthony died on March 13,1906. Surprisingly in her obituary it is stated that shortly before her death Susan said to one of her friends Anna Shaw, “To think I have had more than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, and then to die without it seems so cruel.” It was also stated that Susan had one last public address where she ended her speech by saying “Failure is