Who Is Susan B Anthony A Hero

“I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand.” In that quote Susan B. Anthony is declaring that any woman has as much right than any man to vote. Anthony was born on February 15,1820 in Massachusetts. Anthonys family were Quakers, that means they are religious and Anthony was the second of seven children in her family. Anthony went to a public school until she was seven, and her teacher refused to teach her long division. But did any of that stop Susan B. Anthony, no she was persistent and cept going. This is a story of how Susan B. Anthony became one of the most proudest heros in America.

One reason why Susan B. Anthony should be considered a hero is because she fought for women's rights to vote. Anthony would stand in front of crowds and try to encourage people to help her and to follow in her footsteps so woman can have the right to vote. For example, Susan B. Anthony would right in newspapers and organize petitions to help. On the newspapers and petitions she would right about “The Revolution” and the revolution being about women's rights to vote. In fact she would right about the people she worked with and the woman's Suffrage Association. …show more content…
Well are some names of people that have helped Susan B. Anthony on her journey to have woman have the right to vote. Actually Susan B. Anthony would mostly work with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Together they created the first Women's Suffrage and Woman's Rights Movement in America, in 1851. In fact this Suffrage was her first step to