Susan B. Anthony; Brainpopjr

Oh, look what I found, it's a Susan B Anthony one dollar coin. She was a leader who fought for the rights of women and African Americans. What life was like when Susan B Anthony was growing up. Susan B Anthony was born February 15, 1820 near Adams, Massachusetts. She grew up in a Quaker family. Quakers are members of a Christian group that lives simply and peacefully and believes in equal rights. Susan loved to learn and did well in school, but a teacher refused to give her a math lesson just because she was a girl. At that time, boys and girls were not taught the same things in school.

During the 19th century, people were not always treated equally. Women were paid much less than men and were not allowed to do certain jobs. Many African Americans were forced into slavery and were mistreated. African Americans and women were not allowed to vote many could not own property such as land for homes what did

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spoke out against slavery she collected the names of people who wanted to abolish or end slavery slavery when she was older? He warned people about alcohol abuse and gave speeches about temperance Temperance is the act of drinking little or no alcohol In 1865 slavery was finally abolished, but African Americans and women still did not have the same rights as men whites susan b

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frederick Douglass and others united to fight for the rights of all people, they demanded suffrage or the right to vote susan b anthony and other suffragettes traveled the country and gave speeches.

Then in 1870, African American men gained the right to vote for government leaders, but women were still not allowed to vote how did susan b anthony fight for women's suffrage during the 1872 presidential election susan b anthony issued her vote claimed that voting was a right of all citizens two weeks later she was arrested for voting and fined $100, which she refused to pay for the rest of her life susan b anthony wrote articles and gave speeches about rights of women many people did not agree with her and insulted her but she did not let anyone stop her in 1900 some states had given women the right to vote susan b anthony died in 1906 before all women were allowed to vote after her death, people across the country continued to fight for women's suffrage and then in 1920, the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was passed, women gained the right to vote by their leaders calling for the amendment the amendment susan b anthony today we honor his memory in different ways