Susan B. Anthony
Hall of fame inductee
1820 – 1906
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women's Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President. She also co-founded the women's rights journal, The Revolution. She traveled the United States and Europe, and averaged 75 to 100 speeches per year. She was one of the important advocates in leading the way for women's rights to be acknowledged and instituted in the American government. Her birthday on February 15, is commemorated as Susan B. Anthony Day in the U.S. states of Florida and Wisconsin.
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- Born
- Feb 15, 1820
Adams - Also known as
- Susan Anthony
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rochester
- Died
- Mar 13, 1906
Rochester
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on July 23, 2013
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