Susan B Anthony: What Makes A Hero

What makes a hero? What makes them stand out? What makes a hero is someone that does something out of the ordinary and makes a difference. What heroes have that make them different is their drive and determination to make the world a better place. Susan B Anthony was an amazing hero because of the life she lead, her accomplishments in women's rights, and the legacy she left behind. Before Anthony could leave her legacy she had to grow up. Susan B Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She attended Quaker School and was a teacher the age of 15 for 1.50 week (“Susan B Anthony”). She worked hard at a very young age and was very bright. Her family moved to New York where her father worked with many important abolitionists like Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Wendell Phillips (“Susan Brownell Anthony”). This influenced her decision of the abolition of slavery. Another major influence in her life was Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. They led the women's rights …show more content…
She traveled around 1851, getting people to sign petitions and advertising women's rights. She was also famous for being an organizer of the American Anti Slavery Society, like her father was (“Dubois”). Her being a women's rights activist and and an abolitionist of slavery were a big part of why she is famous and well known. Elizabeth Cady Stanton had many things to do with Anthony becoming famous. They both fought for women's rights. Their first goal was the establishment of basic economic rights for married women. In 1851 they started working together Anthony did the business affairs and Stanton did most of the writing (“Susan B Anthony”). Stanton made her more famous because they accomplished important goals together and she made also made a huge impact on women's rights. Anthony was very successful and her being so famous made it easier to leave behind an amazing