The most significant function in the 19th century is the women’s rights movement, led by a prominent American civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony. She was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts and she was raised in a Quaker family (Anthony, Susan B. - Social Welfare History Project). Among the six children her parents had, Anthony is the second oldest child in her home. Her father, Daniel, was a cotton manufacturer and an abolitionist. He believed that there should be no more slavery going on. Her mother, Lucy, was a baptist; Lucy raised the children with an open-mind to both religions (Western New York suffragist).
In 1826, Anthony’s whole family moved to a large brick house in Battenville, New York when she was at the age …show more content…
Together, the two ladies traveled across the United States giving speeches and aspiration to influence the government and legislature that the society ought to treat the men and women the same. There should not be any differences between the gender and race. In 1852, when Anthony was allowed to attend the meeting of the Son of Temperance, however, she was not allowed to talk at the meeting because she was a woman (Western New York suffragist). This gives Anthony a thought that she should commence a development to help women in parliamentary procedure to gain equal …show more content…
In 1866, she helped build the American Equal Rights Association with Stanton that required the equal rights for all different types of genders and race. The two of them created the Revolution, a weekly publication of the women’s rights printed in New York City. Its slogan was “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less” (Downtown Magazine). In 1869, Anthony and Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and Anthony was indefatigable in her attempts, giving addresses around the nation to persuade others to facilitate a woman 's entitlement to vote. Withal, she even attempted to vote illegally, which got fined
In 1826, Anthony’s whole family moved to a large brick house in Battenville, New York when she was at the age …show more content…
Together, the two ladies traveled across the United States giving speeches and aspiration to influence the government and legislature that the society ought to treat the men and women the same. There should not be any differences between the gender and race. In 1852, when Anthony was allowed to attend the meeting of the Son of Temperance, however, she was not allowed to talk at the meeting because she was a woman (Western New York suffragist). This gives Anthony a thought that she should commence a development to help women in parliamentary procedure to gain equal …show more content…
In 1866, she helped build the American Equal Rights Association with Stanton that required the equal rights for all different types of genders and race. The two of them created the Revolution, a weekly publication of the women’s rights printed in New York City. Its slogan was “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less” (Downtown Magazine). In 1869, Anthony and Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and Anthony was indefatigable in her attempts, giving addresses around the nation to persuade others to facilitate a woman 's entitlement to vote. Withal, she even attempted to vote illegally, which got fined