Susan B. Anthony

In the time that Alice Hoffman set the book The Museum of Extraordinary Things, women were struggling with the fact that they had no rights. During the time 1911 to 1920, women were like lambs to the slaughter because they were treated like delicate creatures that needed to be protected by a strong man from other evil men. Women had no goals or ambitions because they were living in patriarchal society. Before women had rights, they lived in a world that was not their own. During 1911, they…

rights for women to vote and to be in office. It takes inner strength to help those who cannot help themselves. If not for Susan B. Anthony, Shirley Chisholm, Elizabeth Blackwell, Mother Teresa and Wilma Rudolph where would women understand the gift they have inside them. Leaders create change. If it was not for Susan B. Anthony where would woman’s rights be. Susan B. Anthony was passionate about public issues. In 1851,…

step in progress is taken” (Rynder). She also became the 1st president of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA), which was a major organization in the fight for women’s suffrage. Another early leader of the women rights movement was Susan B. Anthony, who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage…

“Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care” stated Theodore Roosevelt. Ever since ancient times, women suffrage had been a problem. It was not until the nineteenth century when it started to be acknowledged by many. There were many ups and downfalls while trying to change this issue. In the end, it was all worth it because on August 26 of 1920, they finally won their long fought battle. What exactly is women’s suffrage? This is defined as the right for women to vote. This…

1a. In the videos “Ain't I a Woman” and The United States of America v. Susan B Anthony, both women expressed their disdain that all people weren’t looked at as equal. Both Susan B Anthony and Sojourner Truth felt like if we are citizens of the USA we should be allowed the same rights as men. 1b. Sojourner Truth’s poem spoke to how an African American women (during slavery) wanted the same rights as the white women that they worked for. Sojourner spoke to how the African American women did the…

Susan B. Anthony was undeniably one of the most influential suffragists and feminists of all time. Raised a Quaker, Anthony was from a household that stressed the equality of men and women, unlike many of her suffragist peers. Her father also let her do many hard jobs and sent her off to boarding school, where the stern headmistress, who always found faults in whatever Anthony did, helped build her zeal for success. These character building upbringings impacted the way Anthony would campaign for…

Under symbols like ‘Rosie the Riveter’ the 20th Century was monumental in the movement toward a society with civil liberties. It is because of this past that we can ask, is a lack of civil liberties an issue today? The simple answer to that question is no- the Civil liberty issues of the American past have been resolved because we have achieved racial equality, women’s suffrage, and we’ve already gone through the worst we will go through in a long time. First, American civil liberties are no…

Susan B. Anthony’s quote referencing “men, their rights, and nothing more; women their rights, and nothing less.” means that women and men should be treated equally. “Modeled after the Declaration of Independence and written primarily by Stanton, the declaration demanded that women be awarded the same rights that were guaranteed to men under the U.S. Constitution.” which should have been already been granted. “ the declaration argued that women should be granted equally with men in all areas…

One example of a woman who hated the cultural mindset of true womanhood was Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony grew up in a home full of advocates, namely for equal human rights for every person regardless of gender or race. With this mindset, she realized how oppressive the cult of domesticity was, and she wanted to change the culture of America to how it is today. However, Susan Anthony’s mindset was far ahead of the times she was in. She wanted a modern America in a time that…

movement formed during the civil war. It was written by women, but didn’t go into work until 41 years later. This movement is based off of a seventy-two-year battle. Cite: learningtogive.org The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They were joined by Lucy Stone and Julia Ward Howe, who created the American Woman Suffrage Association…