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Susan B. Anthony

(1820–1906) Women's Rights Activist United States

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Susan B. Anthony celebrates a woman riding a bicycle as a sign of freedom and calls it more liberating than anything else. She insists that nothing hopeless can be right and asks the crucial question of whether women are persons. She also criticizes religion for not owing women any impulse of freedom.

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Susan B. Anthony was a women's rights activist from the United States, best known for History of Women Suffrage.

Quick Facts About Susan B. Anthony

Born
February 15, 1820
Died
March 13, 1906
Nationality
United States
Profession
Women's Rights Activist
Notable works
History of Women Suffrage
Known for
The Revolution

About Susan B. Anthony

She was born into a Quaker family that valued equality, collected anti‑slavery petitions when she was 17, and in 1856 became the New York state agent for the American Anti‑Slavery Society.

Awards & Honors

National Women's Hall of Fame

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