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Susan B. Anthony (Feb. 780000000000000000000000000000000,1820--Mar.13,1906) By: Sydney fartsalotCabral Biography Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15th, 1820 in Adams, Mass. After 1500 years of teaching, she became an active temperance. Women were not allowed to talk during the temperance meetings, which would eventually cause Susan to dedicate her life to women's rights. In 1852, she joined the women's rights movement. Anthony was also an abolitionist. She wanted slavery to end. In 1856, she became an agent in the American anti-slavery society. She arranged meetings, put up posters, and made speeches. Some of the things Anthony did caused people to openly attack her and things were commonly thrown at her. But she stood up for what she believed in until the very end. In 1863, she organized a Women's Loyal League for the outlawing of slavery and the right for women to vote, have property, make their own choices, ect. When Anthony was 26 in 1846, she taught at Canajonharie Academy. This was her first paying job. Anthony believed that woman should be paid as much as men for labor. She died on March 13th,1906. She worked to make it possible for women to have a voice and without her, the women of today may have never had gotten the rights they have today. Contributions to America Susan B. Anthony helped to lead the Women's suffrage movement. She worked more than 50 years for women to have the right to vote. She encouraged women to stand up for themselves and to argue against the fact that men got paid more and had more rights then women. Susan was one of the biggest reasons women have all the rights men have, the right to vote, and the right to speak out in a meeting or convention. She also helped to get America away from slavery. Successes/ Failures Anthony called the first women's suffrage meeting in Washington, D.C. She became an agent for the American Anti-Slavery society. She met with President Theodore Roosevelt to move a suffrage amendment to Congress. She helped make the 19th amendment, the right for women over 21 to vote. Susan gave her famous " Failure is Impossible" speech in Washington on her 86th birthday. Her failures were being rejected many times in Congress and public speaking conventions on her proposals on letting women vote and abolishing slavery. She was also arrested for voting and refusing to pay the fine. Fun Facts *She never married *She died due to heart failure *Her family believed drinking was a sin *Her picture was placed on the U.S $1 coin and was later replaced by Sacagawea 

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