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Introduction
Introduction
Susan B. Anthony was many things: suffragist, abolitionist, advocate for children's health, and advocate for children's education. She shaped our society into something the people of her time never could have dreamed of through her hard work. Her dedication was shown through her abolitionist demeanor and dedication to women's suffrage. Therefore, it lead us into a more peaceful world. If it were not for her sacrifices, I, along with millions of women in America, would not have the liberties we have in today's society.
Susan's life
Susan's life
Susan B. Anthony was born in a Quaker family. At the time, Quakers did not believe in slavery and gave up all their slaves in the 1700s. In her family, they did not judge based on the color of their skin but who you were as a person. history.com says, Susan carried these ideas through her life when protesting for the freedom of slaves and the rights of women. She fought alongside famous abolitionists like Fredrick Douglass.
Womans suffrage
Womans suffrage
Susan B. Anthony is most famously known for her fight for the right to vote. She fought alongside her close friend Cady Stanton; together they formed the National Woman’s Suffrage Association. History.com says they later created a newspaper known as The Revolution to help debate and discuss ideas to help their cause. Leaving it to Susan to execute the most exotic plan yet, to sneak in and vote, was heard of, but she took it as an opportunity to present her ideas to a judge and a wider audience. While she was not given a fair trial, it gave her cause a wider audience by giving her more publicity. One last thing she did for women's suffrage was meet with world leaders like Queen Victoria, the president, and his wife, and Empress Augusta Victoria to discuss suffrage for women.
Susan B. Anthony creating a peaceful world
Susan B. Anthony creating a peaceful world
One of the many ways Susan impacted us and helped us achieve a more peaceful world was by increasing female voters, decreasing violence with foreign nations, because women tend to choose non-violent solutions as opposed to most men at the time. Susanb.org tells us that another thing Susan did was help decrease the mortality rate in children by promoting hygienic products, hand washing, and boiling water. Susan was also an advocate for children's education. Susan herself was a teacher before she decided to fully immerse herself in fighting for what she believed in.
Struggles She faced
Struggles She faced
Like many others at her time who also fought for what they believed in, they were protested against. Not many wanted to join their efforts because they did not see a problem in their society. One primary example was Susan B. Anthony’s unfair trial after voting for the first time. According to the national archives, during the trial, Judge Ward Hunt instructed the jury to issue a guilty verdict without deliberation. They also mention her petitioning this case to Congress in hopes of getting her fine of $100 (around $30,000 in today's society) excused; however, Congress did not see a problem with the judge's ruling and did not excuse the fine. Susan B Anthony never paid it.
Conclusion
While Anthony wasn’t alive to cast her first legal vote, her memory still lives on through the one-dollar coin that has her portrait imprinted on it and the 19th Amendment that has been nicknamed the “Susan B. Anthony amendment”. Her impacts on society and our government are everlasting, and I, alongside all the other women in this country, have her to thank for our ability to vote and to be seen as equal to men in the eyes of our government.
Works Cited
Works Cited
Schonfeld, S. W.-L. and B. (2023c, September 21). It’s Susan B. Anthony day. here’s how women’s suffrage changed the world. Good Authority. https://goodauthority.org/news/its-susan-b-anthony-day-heres-how- womens-suffrage-changed-the-world/
Susan B. Anthony. American Battlefield Trust. (n.d.). https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/susan-b-anthony
Susanb.org. (n.d.). https://susanb.org/abolitionist/
National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.-a). Susan B. Anthony: Women’s right to vote. National Archives and Records Administration. https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2019/11/05/susan-b-anthony-womens-right-to-vote/
National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.-a). Courting confrontation: The arrest of Susan B. Anthony. National Archives and Records Administration. https://visit.archives.gov/whats-on/explore-exhibits/courting-confrontation-arrest-susan-b-anthony
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