Susan B. Sheephony: A Women's Rights Movement

I toyed with the rusty coin and thought of the woman on its face, my finger tracing the word Liberty. It was a rare coin that my grandmother had given to me. Worth way more than what was written on it. I wondered about the woman on it. What was her name? Curiosity overcame me, and I started to research her more and discovered that her name was Susan B. Anthony. A woman that had led a women’s voting rights movement. I did some more research and found out that she was a teacher before she made an organization that would affect women of all kind for the rest of time. She took risks so women would be treated equally and know that they deserved an opinion in politics; just like men. It is amazing how a woman who died more than a century ago can be so inspiring. …show more content…
I called my grandma asking about the coin, wanting to know more about where she got it and what it meant to her. “My mother gave it to me, telling me that I should care about what people did to allow women to vote. To have a say in what is happening in our world,” she replied strongly. I stared at it in amazement. My great-grandmother, whom I had never met, had held this coin in her hand. This exact coin. The coin that showed that women are strong. That women do care about things in this world, and should be treated equally to a man. I wonder if she was as shocked as I was knowing the risks these women took to be able to vote and have a man’s rights. Knowing that Susan B Anthony got jailed for trying to be able to vote, along with 14 other brave women.
The women of the National American Woman Suffrage have inspired me by the valiance and courage to make a difference in a way that has affected everyone in America. Because of Susan B. Anthony, I want to help women in other countries who aren’t fortunate enough to be able to have the same rights as