Susan B. Anthony facts for kids

Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
	Susan B Anthony ca. 1900
Born	Susan Brownell Anthony ; February 15, 1820; Adams, Massachusetts, United States
Died	March 13, 1906 (aged 86); Rochester, New York, United States
Cause of death	Heart failure, pneumonia

Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906) was an American women's rights leader. At 19, she became a schoolteacher, but soon became involved in activism regarding slavery and drinking. By the 1850s, she was working closely with Elizabeth Cady Stanton for women's rights, including the vote. She edited a newspaper called The Revolution for several years. In 1872, she was arrested for trying to vote. For many years, she was the leader of the National Women's Suffrage Association, which wanted women to have the right to vote. The 19th Amendment (change to the U.S. Constitution) was passed in 1920, 14 years after Anthony's death on March 13, 1906. Anthony later became the first woman on a U.S. coin. This coin was a dollar coin.

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Headmistress Susan B. Anthony in 1848 at age 28
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Letter by Susan B. Anthony to US Congress in favor of Women's Suffrage
U.S. dollar coin with image of Susan. B. Anthony
Cover of Life magazine in 1913. Titled "Ancient History", it shows an Anthony-like figure in classical dress leading a protest for women's rights
Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (sitting) with Anthony
The house that Susan B. Anthony shared with her sister in Rochester. She was arrested here for voting.
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthonycommemorative stamp, 1936 issueIssued on the 16th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, requiring that women be allowed to vote.
Susan B. Anthony 1870