What Role Did Susan B Anthony Play In The Women's Suffrage Movement

Reformers Project During this period there were many issues throughout the United States. With that being said there were people known as reformers who created movements that leaned toward fixing these problems. One of these reformers in particular was Susan B Anthony, which was one of which that shined light on the issue of gender equality and/or women suffrage. Susan B Anthony was born on February 15th, 1820 in a Quaker family. A family in which was committed to social equality. In particular, Susan B Anthony had played a huge role in the women’s suffrage movement, along with her family. One of the issues she campaigned for consisted of the right for women to own property. Not only did she campaign for the right for women to own property but she also pushed for women to have voting right. This change would change political view due to the fact that it adds the opinion of different perspectives. In addition to this her motive came to her early in life when she developed the sense of justice and strong moral range. Not only was Susan B Anthony active in the woman suffrage movement, but her, along with her family were also involved in the anti-slavery movement. She had become an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In which she arranged meetings, made speeches, put up poster, and much more in the effort to end slavery that was taking place during this period in …show more content…
She had spent her life trying to increase the right of women and bring them closer to equal of men. Not only that but she had also pushed for the anti-slavery movement, in which she made speeches, posters, and arranged meeting to educated those on the topic that slavery was very wrong. She saw that the solution to the problem was to change the mind of those who supported these issues and make them realize that this is not what America