Marquette Jones
Susan B. Anthony Trial Paper
In November of 1872 Susan B. Anthony was arrested on account of illegal voting. At this point in time women were not allowed to vote, and Anthony found this to be injustice. She argued that the Fourteenth Amendment gave citizens more privileges which women should be entitled to. She worked hard to fight for what she believed in, and had also written many letters prior to her court date.
Susan Brownell Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts to Daniel and Lucy Anthony. Born into a quaker family, she was the second oldest of eight. Only six remained to see their older age, one child was stillborn and the other died at the age of two. In 1826 the family moved to New York. At a young age she had shown interest in social causes. Her family took part in the fight to end slavery, and they even held meetings at their farm.
Around the age of 20 Anthony was apart of the Women's Temperance Movement. “A temperance movement is a social movement against the …show more content…
“In her address, Anthony quoted the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the New York Constitution, James Madison, Thomas Paine, the Supreme Court, and several of the leading Radical Republican senators of the day to support her contention that women had the legal right as citizens to vote” (Linder). Anthony’s lecture tour worried her prosecutor, so in May Crowley convinced Judge Hunt that Anthony had prejudiced potential jurors. So the trial was moved to Canandaigua and set for June 17.
Going into the trial in June, Anthony and her lawyers were feeling less and less confidence about the case then they had the previous set dates. On the day of her trial she wore a new bonnet faced with blue silk and draped with a veil. As she entered the courtroom, she noticed it was filled to capacity. Richard Crowley made the opening statement for the
Susan B. Anthony Trial Paper
In November of 1872 Susan B. Anthony was arrested on account of illegal voting. At this point in time women were not allowed to vote, and Anthony found this to be injustice. She argued that the Fourteenth Amendment gave citizens more privileges which women should be entitled to. She worked hard to fight for what she believed in, and had also written many letters prior to her court date.
Susan Brownell Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts to Daniel and Lucy Anthony. Born into a quaker family, she was the second oldest of eight. Only six remained to see their older age, one child was stillborn and the other died at the age of two. In 1826 the family moved to New York. At a young age she had shown interest in social causes. Her family took part in the fight to end slavery, and they even held meetings at their farm.
Around the age of 20 Anthony was apart of the Women's Temperance Movement. “A temperance movement is a social movement against the …show more content…
“In her address, Anthony quoted the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the New York Constitution, James Madison, Thomas Paine, the Supreme Court, and several of the leading Radical Republican senators of the day to support her contention that women had the legal right as citizens to vote” (Linder). Anthony’s lecture tour worried her prosecutor, so in May Crowley convinced Judge Hunt that Anthony had prejudiced potential jurors. So the trial was moved to Canandaigua and set for June 17.
Going into the trial in June, Anthony and her lawyers were feeling less and less confidence about the case then they had the previous set dates. On the day of her trial she wore a new bonnet faced with blue silk and draped with a veil. As she entered the courtroom, she noticed it was filled to capacity. Richard Crowley made the opening statement for the