Susan Brownell Anthony was active in abolition and African American rights, the rights of labor, equal pay for work, but she devoted her life to leading the women’s suffragist movement. She is the most well-known iconic woman of this movement. Susan was born February 15, 1820, in Adams, Massachusetts. Anthony was raised with a politically active family; as a young girl she decided that she wanted equality around the world. When she went back home to help her father run their farm she met a few famous reformers, such as, Fredrick Douglas and Wendell Phillips. Anthony would listen to their discussions and she began to feel strongly about slavery, women’s rights, and temperance (avoidance of alcohol.)
She realized that she was going to fight for women’s rights at age 26 when she was teaching and discovered that male teachers were getting paid significantly more than the female teachers. Men were being paid $10.00 while women were being paid $2.50 a month. So, she decided to fight for …show more content…
Anthony died March 13, 1906 in Rochester, New York. A few days earlier she made a speech about who had worked with her during this movement and she said, “With such women consecrating their lives, failure is impossible.” “Failure is impossible” then became a watchword for the women’s movement. Unfortunately, women were still unable to vote. She was among to top leaders in the American Equal Rights Association. She founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with the help of her friend Elizabeth Stanton. In 1920, 14 years after Anthony passed, the 19th amendment was passed; which gave women the right to vote. In recognition of all of her hard work and dedication the U.S. Treasury Department put her picture on the dollar coin. She was the first woman to be honored in this manner. She is also remembered by the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House. This is the actual home of Anthony; people go to visit this home and learn about all of the many things that she has
She realized that she was going to fight for women’s rights at age 26 when she was teaching and discovered that male teachers were getting paid significantly more than the female teachers. Men were being paid $10.00 while women were being paid $2.50 a month. So, she decided to fight for …show more content…
Anthony died March 13, 1906 in Rochester, New York. A few days earlier she made a speech about who had worked with her during this movement and she said, “With such women consecrating their lives, failure is impossible.” “Failure is impossible” then became a watchword for the women’s movement. Unfortunately, women were still unable to vote. She was among to top leaders in the American Equal Rights Association. She founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with the help of her friend Elizabeth Stanton. In 1920, 14 years after Anthony passed, the 19th amendment was passed; which gave women the right to vote. In recognition of all of her hard work and dedication the U.S. Treasury Department put her picture on the dollar coin. She was the first woman to be honored in this manner. She is also remembered by the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House. This is the actual home of Anthony; people go to visit this home and learn about all of the many things that she has