Susan B. Anthony, Fighter for Women's Rights!

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was born in 1820 when Susan was alive not all people in the United States had the right to live and work as they wanted some people were slaves without any

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didn't have many rights married women either They couldn't own land Girls couldn't go to university No women were allowed to vote Work to change the laws and people's way of thinking was difficult Even the women who cared most about equal rights couldn't always agree on the best way to obtain them. America was going to change, but Susan never gave up in 1872.

Susan tested America's laws on Election Day. She and more than 100 women from across the country went to the polls to cast their votes just as she had hoped. Susan was arrested and didn't go. jail but she was tried the judge found her guilty when she asked susan if she had anything to say she jumped to her feet and made a bold speech but it was useless on july 4, 1876 the United States turned 100 years old. at a celebration in Philadelphia the declaration of independence was read at the end to everyone's surprise susan stood up and delivered a new declaration a bill of rights for women susan and other women took their fight to congress beginning in 1887 congress sought to change the constitution of the united states to give women the vote but year after year congress said no in february 1906 susan b anthony turned 86 years old.

When it came time for Susan's final speech she stood up as the audience applauded Susan's voice rang clear She urged women not to give up failure is impossible She cried Susan B Anthony died just a few weeks later at It took American women another 14 years until 1920 to gain the right to vote