Susan B Anthony

Susan B. Anthony was an American activist who fought for women's rights. She was born in Adams, Massachusetts, in 1820. She spent her life fighting for women's right to vote. The 19th Amendment, which gave women this right, is sometimes called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment.

Early Life

Anthony grew up in a family that believed in equal rights. She became a teacher and was upset that women were paid much less than men. She met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and together they led the women's suffrage movement.

A portrait of Susan B. Anthony at age twenty-eight.
A portrait of Susan B. Anthony at age twenty-eight. (Wikimedia Commons)

Big Achievements

Anthony traveled the country giving speeches about women's rights. In 1872, she voted illegally and was arrested. She collected thousands of signatures on petitions for women's suffrage. The 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, 14 years after her death.

Fun Facts

  • Anthony was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election.
  • She gave about 75 to 100 speeches every year for 45 years.
  • She appears on the U.S. one-dollar coin.

Did You Know?

Anthony did not live to see women get the right to vote. She died in 1906, fourteen years before the 19th Amendment was passed. But her decades of hard work made it possible.