Susan B Anthony

Women fought so they would be able to vote in the elections. The Women’s Suffrage movement started in 1848. Suffragists are people, mainly women who advocate for women’s rights. For years, women’s suffrage supporters continued to educate anyone about the importance of women’s suffrage. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other suffragists distributed petitions…

Susan B. Anthony was born and raised in the small town of Adams, Massachusetts. Her parents, Daniel and Lucy Anthony, brought her into this world on February 15, 1820. Susan was a natural born leader; she was smart, passionate, and courageous in her efforts to spread the word and help make changes for the better…

Human rights are an issue throughout the world, causing social injustice to people of every ethnicity and gender. Our response to the violation of human rights needs to be held to the utmost importance. Two speeches that provide examples of injustice and calls for change are “The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel and “On…

Heroes come in all shapes in sizes, they do not always have to wear capes, have super powers or fight the big bad antagonists of the story. Heroes, believe it or not, are everywhere, their heroic doings are just not recognized like Captain Americas. Courage follows them when they with faith, take the lead. A…

The 20 dollar bill has come under scrutiny in recent years due to the figure on the bill – Andrew Jackson. His presidency has been viewed as one of the most widely successful in American history. Jackson’s supporters would argue that during his time in office, America’s borders greatly expanded, the common folk were spoken…

Do you know what Mount Rushmore is? It honors people in our country who have done something good for people. Who do you think should be on Mount Rushmore? I feel that Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malala Yousafzai all deserve to be on the mountain. I hope I can…

If you ask a child what their greatest dream is they might say to fly to the moon, or it’s possible they might say they want to be the world’s most famous singer. If you were to ask Susan B. Anthony and Marian Anderson what their dreams consisted of they would say the dream of…

In the words of Susan B. Anthony, “It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed this Union,” (Anthony 1874 Trial). Our country was founded on the principle that all men, in reference to all people, are created equal. Even…

Throughout the longevity of society, the roles of genders have been modified and changed naturally. Dating back to as far as the late 1700’s, the roles, ideas, attitudes, and responsibilities of both male and female were on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. The male specimen has upheld the stigma of being the dominate provider…

There are many things that is wrong with the government voting system: long lines at polling stations, broken machines, voter intimidation, and more. We can at least take acknowledgment in the fact that, in theory anyway, all citizens in good standing, men and women alike, very much have the right to vote. This wasn’t always…