Susan B. Anthony

By rabennett
  • Period: to

    Lifetime

    Susan B. Anthony's birth and death.

  • Met lifelong friend, Elizabeth Candy Stanton

    In 1851, Susan B. Anthony met fellow abolitionist and women's rights activist Elizabeth Candy Stanton, and their friendship would span the rest of their lives. They aided one another in many women's sufferage movements.

  • Founded NY State Women's Temperance Society

    In 1852, after being barred from speaking at an event due to being a female, Susan B. Anthony created the New York State Women's Temperance Society.

  • Became New York's state agent for Anti-Slavery Society

    In 1856, Susan B. Anthony became the official state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. She organized many events and did not quit or cease her efforts in the face of adversity.

  • Founded the Women's Loyal National League

    In 1863, Susan B. Anthony, with the help of her friend Elizabeth Candy Stanton (and many others), founded the Women's Loyal National League, which garnered thousands of signatures on petitions aimed at the goal of abolishing slavery.

  • Women's Rights Newspaper "The Revolution"

    In 1868, both Anthony and Stanton started publishing women's rights papers in a journal dubbed "The Revolution."

  • Presented Amendment to Congress

    In 1878, Anthony and Stanton put forth an amendment to the U.S. Constitution which was aimed at giving women the right to vote and equal rights as men. The Amendment would become colloquially as the "Susan B. Anthony Amendment" and was ratified as the 19th Amendment in 1920, after her death.

  • References

    Abolitionist: https://susanb.org/abolitionist/
    Revolution: https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Revolution
    19th Amendment: https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/People/Women/Nineteenth_Amendment_Vertical_Timeline.htm#:~:text=CA)%20introduces%20S.-,Res.,Committee%20on%20Privileges%20and%20Elections.