Susan B. Anthony

Even though Susan B. Anthony may have passed away, her courage to stand up for women still continues to spread. She was a very influential person due to her accomplishments in the field of women’s rights. She grew up in a politically active family and was raised a Quaker. They believed everyone should have the right to be treated equally. Together they worked to end slavery and named it the abolitionist movement. An article mentions that at the age of 17, she was collecting anti-slavery…

two weeks earlier, Susan B. Anthony delivers a speech where she defends her previous actions and argues for women’s right to vote in the United States. Susan B. Anthony emphasizes on an appeal to ethos in her speech, “On Women’s Right to Vote,” in order to create credibility and efficacy in her claims. Prior to the events leading up to her speech, Anthony already built a reputation for being a strong advocate of both the abolitionist movement and women’s rights. In 1869, Anthony created the…

SUSAN B. ANTHONY 3 Susan B. Anthony: Equality Starts With One Voice Women did not always have the right to vote. It wasn’t until a woman named Susan B. Anthony devoted her life to fighting for the rights of women that the issue of women voting was ever truly thought about. On top of driving people to think about the rights of women, Anthony also drove people to consider the rights of African Americans and fought for temperance. Susan B. Anthony, as an evangelist, believed…

On 1873 Susan B. Anthony wrote a speech. In the speech “On Women’s Right to Vote” Anthony is trying to ask the people to prove woman’s deserve it. When she was beginning the speech she was explaining to them that she was charged for a crime of voting at their last presidential election in 1872. In several states laws were made for discrimination against women. When Anthony quoted the Federal constitution it said “We the people of the United States…” then she goes on to say that is says we the…

The theme courage is shown in both of the stories “Making Sarah cry” and “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote”. Both of the characters in these stories show courage. In the informational text “Susan B Anthony Dares To Vote” she is trying to help all the women get the right to vote even though she could have been arrested at any point in time. In the poem “Making Sarah Cry” Sarah helped the narrator when she sees him starting to cry so she goes up to them and stands up to them even though she knew that…

Susan B. Anthony Report Susan had attempted an anti-slavery conference. She was involved in the temperance movement, that limited or stopped the production and the sale of alcohol. Elizabeth Cady Canton and Susan had soon formed the New York State Women’s Right committee. Susan then started to work on women rights. She had helped with the establishment of the American Equal Rights Association. Susan got inspired to fight for the women’s right. She was denied the chance to speak at a convention,…

movement led to a similar women and friend of Stanton, Susan B. Anthony to travel a’ nd speak as well, most famously her address on women 's Right to vote of 1873 describing her experience and beliefs. Both these women played prominent roles in establishing groups and organizations, which in a way made their speeches more effective in the regard the were well known and established when it came to Women 's Rights and equality. Prior to Anthony giving delivering her famous “On Women’s Right to…

the 1840s and 1850s; these years were the most significant in relation to these movements. Women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were prominent figures in these movements. Stanton was an eloquent strategist, orator, philosopher, and publicist of the women’s rights movement. She worked hard to end discrimination against women alongside Susan B. Anthony. As a result, Stanton was the prime mover behind the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights in 1848. Later on, Stanton…

Between 1890 and 1914 there was an enormous spike in feminism due to the fact that women at this time were not treated fairly. Among such unfair treatment, women were denied the right to vote in the presidential elections. Susan B. Anthony attempted to vote in 1872 and received a hefty fine of one hundred dollars, which she refused to pay. Although the Women’s Suffrage League (WSL) sued for the right to vote, congress would not pass an amendment for women’s suffrage and declared that the states…

19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920 (Cheyney 8). Throughout history many brave historical figures have stood up for freedom for all citizens in America. Among those many Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth all greatly impacted America by contributing to human rights. Susan B Anthony impacted human rights through her influential speeches…