- Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and feminist activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement
- Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17
| Real name: | Susan Brownell Anthony |
Susan B. Anthony Height
| | How tall was Susan B. Anthony? | 165 cm / 5 ft 5 in | | Born: | 15 February 1820 Comment | | When did Susan B. Anthony die? / Died | 13 March 1906 | | How many years did Susan B. Anthony live? / Lived | 86 years | | Where was Susan B. Anthony born? | Adams, Massachusetts, US | | Where did Susan B. Anthony die? / Deathplace | Rochester, New York, US | | Zodiac sign: | Aquarius |
Susan B. Anthony Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Susan B. Anthony worth? | Under review
| | Nationality: | American |
Who was Susan B. Anthony? / Facts
- In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society
- In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities, primarily in the field of women's rights
- In 1852, they founded the New York Women's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at a temperance conference because she was female
- In 1863, they founded the Women's Loyal National League, which conducted the largest petition drive in United States history up to that time, collecting nearly 400,000 signatures in support of the abolition of slavery
- In 1866, they initiated the American Equal Rights Association, which campaigned for equal rights for both women and African Americans
- In 1868, they began publishing a women's rights newspaper called The Revolution
- In 1869, they founded the National Woman Suffrage Association as part of a split in the women's movement
- In 1890, the split was formally healed when their organization merged with the rival American Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association, with Anthony as its key force
- In 1876, Anthony and Stanton began working with Matilda Joslyn Gage on what eventually grew into the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage
- The interests of Anthony and Stanton diverged somewhat in later years, but the two remained close friends
- In 1872, Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York, and convicted in a widely publicized trial
- Although she refused to pay the fine, the authorities declined to take further action
- In 1878, Anthony and Stanton arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote
- Popularly known as the Anthony Amendment and introduced by Sen
- Aaron A. Sargent (R-CA), it became the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution in 1920
- Anthony traveled extensively in support of women's suffrage, giving as many as 75 to 100 speeches per year and working on many state campaigns
- She worked internationally for women's rights, playing a key role in creating the International Council of Women, which is still active
- She also helped to bring about the World's Congress of Representative Women at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893
- When she first began campaigning for women's rights, Anthony was harshly ridiculed and accused of trying to destroy the institution of marriage
- Public perception of her changed radically during her lifetime, however
- Her 80th birthday was celebrated in the White House at the invitation of President William McKinley
- She became the first nonfictitious woman to be depicted on US coinage when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin
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Quotes
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Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.
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There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.
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No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent.
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Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform.
Related celebs
Mary Stafford Anthony, Daniel Read Anthony
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Last update: 19 August 2020
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