Susan B. Anthony | First and Second Grade Social Studies Lesson

Today we are going to learn about Susan B. Anthony! Susan B. Anthony was a teacher, a nationwide speaker, and fought for women's rights, especially women's right to vote! Let's look at the life of this extraordinary woman! Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 into a Quaker family. Quakers are a type of religious group. And Quakers believe that men and women should have equal rights. This had a great impact on Susan B. Anthony when she was a child. Back then, only men could vote. This made Susan B. Anthony very frustrated! She thought it was only fair that women could vote too!

Susan B. Anthony was a teacher, but she quit when she saw how unfairly women were paid. Susan B. Anthony decided to travel the country giving speeches. She wanted everyone in the country to hear about the cause of women's rights! Many people disagreed with her. Sometimes people would yell at her or even throw eggs at her when she spoke. But she guesses what! She never gave up! In 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted, even though it was illegal! She was arrested for doing what she thought was right. And she guess what! She refused to pay the fine! She said she would not pay a fine that was unjust or unfair.

Susan B. Anthony continued to fight for women's rights until her death in 1906. And thanks to her, in 1920, 14 years after her death, women won the right to vote! In 1972, to celebrate all she did in her life, Susan B. Anthony became the

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woman to appear on a U.S. coin. Her name was Dollar Anthony! Susan B. Anthony, what a wonderful life she led! She was a teacher, she was a speaker across the country, she fought for women's rights and made a huge difference that we still experience today. Thank you very much for watching this video about Susan B.

Anthony! We hope she was inspiring, we hope she learned something new and we hope to see you again soon.