Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
Activist
February 15, 1820
Aquarius
March 13, 1906
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Adams, Massachusetts
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent leader in the women’s suffrage movement, advocating for temperance, abolition, and equal pay. Together with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she traveled across the United States, delivering speeches in support of women’s voting rights. As a co-founder and president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, Anthony’s relentless efforts played a significant role in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. Additionally, she published the Revolution, a newspaper dedicated to promoting women’s rights, and remains an influential figure in American history.