Susan B. Anthony was an American civil rights leader who was instrumental in the quest to grant woman the right to vote (suffrage). Susan Brownell Anthony was born the daughter of Quaker parents. The family soon moved to New York state where Susan received her education at a school her father ran. She soon developed political inclinations and took a strong stance against slavery.
In 1854, Anthony devoted herself to the rights of women and advocated complete equality between men and women. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton published the weekly paper “The Revolution,” which contained equality literature and other political messages. She became vice-president-at-large of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) from 1869 until 1892, when she became president. On November 5, 1872, Anthony asserted her 14th amendment right (to vote) and voted for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election. At the time, it was illegal for women to vote and Anthony was arrested. In 1878, woman suffrage was introduced to Congress, but the idea floundered for many years. In the meantime, Anthony and several other women published, The History of Woman Suffrage in 1884. It wasn’t until 1920 that the 19th amendment (allowing women to vote) was ratified in congress – 14 years after her death. Susan B. Anthony was honoured on the U.S. dollar coin minted in 1979.
Answer the following questions
1 Susan B. Anthony was __ slavery.
a against
b indifferent towards
c allowed
d for
2 Why was Susan B. Anthony arrested?
a Laws at the time made it illegal for women to run for president
b No one knows
c She refused to leave the scene of a crime
d She voted illegally
3 Which event happened last?
a Susan B. Anthony died
b Susan B. won election
c Susan B. Anthony attempted to vote
d Honoured on the US Dollar coin
4 Susan B. Anthony was not an….
a President of an organization
b author
c abolitionist (a person against slavery)
d member of Congress
5 During Susan B. Anthony’s lifetime….
a Susan B. Anthony was honoured on her own coin.
b The 19th Amendment was passed.
c Women would not be granted the right to vote.
d Women would be granted the right to vote.
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