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Susan is Born
Susan B Anthony is born in Adams,Massachusetts. -
School
Anthony begins duties as an assistant teacher,held at a boarding school in New Rochelle,New York. -
Headmistress
Anthony takes a job as the headmistress of the female department of Canajoharie in N.Y. -
womens rights
The first women's rights convention is in the U.S. and is held in Seneca falls,N.Y.the participants sign a"Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." -
Susan meets Elizabth Cady Staton
Susan meets Elizabeth Cady Stanton for the first time. -
Rights convention
Anthony attends her first women's rights convention in Syracuse. -
The first women
Victoria Woodhull,addresses a committee of Congress,the House Judiciary Committee.she argues that the 14th Amendment gives women the right to vote and urges Congress to pass legislation implementing women's suffrage -
Voting
Anthony attempts to register to vote in Rochester. -
Federal election
Anthony votes in the federal election,the election inspecters agree to accept her vot. -
"Illegal voting"
Anthony is arrested at her home and charged with "illegal voting". -
Indicated
Anthony is indicated on charges of illegal voting.She pleads"not guilty". -
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Traveling
Anthony travels around the area giving a lecture entitled,"is it a crime for a citizen of the United States to vote?" -
Congress
Anthony submits a two-page petition to Congress about women not being able to vote. -
Died
Anthony dies at her home in Rochester.
