Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820. She grew up in a family that was into politics. As the family moved around the country, the family was a part of the abolitionist movement. Being a part of the abolitionist movement, it was a way to try and stop slavery. Susan B. Anthony’s dad was an owner of a business and when his business failed Susan B. Anthony started teaching to help the family with an income.
Susan B. Anthony started to get more into politics when she attended an Anti-Slavery Conference. When she was at the conference they discussed and wanted to stop alcohol production and the sale of alcohol. At the conference she wanted to give a speech and was shot down and wasn’t able to speak. After this happened to her, she came to realize that women weren’t treated fairly. The only way for women to be treated fairly was if they were able to vote, which at the time weren’t able to.
In 1869, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton created the National Suffrage Association. They went around the country giving speeches and wanted people to support women have the right to vote. Then in 1972, Anthony voted at the president election illegally, which she was fined for doing so. Later in 1920, the 19th Amendment was created and women were able to vote. During this time, Susan B. Anthony already had passes away. In honor of Susan B. Anthony, in 1979 the U.S. Treasury Department made the one dollar coins have her portrait on it.
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Good overall but perhaps a tad brief.