Susan B. Anthony: The Women's Rights Movement

Even in the year of 2016, women’s suffrage is still a controversial topic. Women’s suffrage began in 1848 and continued until the 1920’s. Susan B. Anthony, a women's rights activist organized events to encourage equal rights. Women's suffrage advocates for Susan B. Anthony and her fight to gain the 19th amendment. Anthony took a stand in women’s suffrage through organizing conventions, gaining awareness nationwide and thus willing to do anything to be given equal rights to men.

Susan B Anthony was born on February 15th 1820 in Adams, MA. Anthony grew up in a political quaker family, her father believed that men were equal to women. In such a political family, Susan B. Anthony organized many protest groups for various problems. Susan B

Soon after, “Susan B Anthony attended her first women's right convention in Seneca Falls, New York in July 19-20 1848, The Seneca Falls Convention.” (Study.com, Paragraph 4) This means that woman now had a place to come to agreement on what it meant to have equality. Through these conventions; women were allowed the advantage of coming up with the “Declaration of Senitates” demanding what they wanted for equality. In 1851, “Susan B. Anthony travels to Syracuse, N.Y., anti-slavery convention. She visits Amelia Bloomer, hears William Lloyd Garrison and George Thompson, and meets Elizabeth Cady Stanton.”(Susan B Anthony House, paragraph 6) Not only does this mean that people of the male gender believe in women equality, but there are women such as Stanton, that are as serious about it as Anthony. In 1852, “Anthony attends state convention of Sons of Temperance and is told to "listen and learn," which goes against her Quaker upbringing.”(Susan B Anthony House, paragraph 6) Years later in 1857, At a New York State Teachers' Convention in Binghamton Anthony calls for education for women and Blacks; promoting equality and speaking up even when denied. Through her traveling and defiance she brought attention to the problem of inequality and gained

Anthony begun making a change in history as when she was actively involved the temperance movement, aimed at limiting or completely stopping the production and sale of alcohol.(Biography.Com, paragraph 1) This means with her experience, Anthony can impact more people and promote such change. In 1887,” the two suffrage organizations came back together, forming the National American Woman Suffrage Association with Stanton and Anthony serving as its first two presidents.” (History Network, Paragraph 3) This sparked the start of women's beliefs that women can uphold a leadership position. It was important that Anthony and Stanton upheld these titles because “this organization combined the strategies of its two predecessors—fighting for suffrage at both a state and federal level” (History Network, paragraph 3) Therefore, Anthony and Stanton can fight against government officials for equality. “Anthony even took matters into her own hands in 1872 when she voted in the presidential election illegally.” (Susan B Anthony House, paragraph 3) When Anthony voted illegally, she proved that no difference was made between a boy and a girl voting. After Susan's arrest for illegally voting, she went under trial. Anthony was determined to “convince the jury that she had a right under the U.S. Constitution to vote.” But “The U.S. District Attorney, Richard Crowley, charged Anthony with