In 1820, February 15th, in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan Brownell Anthony was born. She had 6 siblings and was the second oldest. Growing up in a Quaker family, she spent most of her life working on social causes and was actually a very intelligent person, she learned how to read and write at the age of 3! Due to her father strongly believing that the local schools weren't good enough, she was homeschooled.
The Anthony family moved to New York and shortly after that Susan moved to Philadelphia to attend a Quaker school but unfortunately had to go back home when her father lost almost everything. She found a job as a teacher and used her earnings to pay off her father's debt.
During the 1840's, the whole family was very much so involved in the fight to end slavery called the abolitionist movement and later Susan got involved in the Temperance movement whose aim was to stop or at least limit the production of alcohol. While attending one of the temperance conventions, she was denied to speak at the convention and it was then when she realized that without women being able to vote that they'll never be taken seriously.
In 1851, While attending an anti-slavery conference she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The two later on formed the Women's New York State Temperance Society where they fought for women's rights, the right to vote and the right to own property. They also formed the American Equal Rights Association wanting there to be equal rights regardless of race or sex, and also led the National American Woman Suffrage Association. At one point, Susan B Anthony was working as an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.
In 1872, Susan voted, which was illegal at the time and she was fined $100 for it, which she refused to pay for.Susan B Anthony worked hard to convince others to support a woman's right to vote by traveling all around the country giving speeches at meetings and conventions. She felt that women should have the same rights as men and tried to get the government to allow women to vote.
Despite her hard work and dedication she would never live long enough to see women be given the right to vote but her role in leading the way for this to be possible will forever be appreciated!
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