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    “Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less.” (Teen Ink) Finally‚ 14 years after Susan B. Anthony died‚ women are finally able to vote (bio.com)! Everything she worked so hard for has finally paid off! Susan Brownwell Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts (Susan B. Anthony House; Encyclopedia of World Biography). Her parents‚ Lucy Anthony and Daniel Anthony had seven children (Teen Ink). Her family has always been politically active and were

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    Susan B. Anthony has served a great part in women’s history. For many‚ many years‚ women fought to achieve equality. They fought until they successfully gained rights. As a young woman‚ I appreciate every battle that women before‚ such as Susan B. Anthony‚ fought for rights. Her‚ like many others played a big role in achieving this. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. At an early age‚ she developed strong values and morals. She was a teacher before becoming

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    When Susan B. Anthony was of age thirty-two‚ she had attended her first women’s right convention in Syracuse in 1852‚ Anthony declared‚ “that the right which women needed above every other‚ the one indeed which would secure her to all the others‚ was the right of suffrage.” (Professor Douglas O. Linder‚ 2001). Anthony‚ had left such a legacy behind. Anthony had taken the leadership role of giving speeches and fighting for women suffrage. Anthony was put in jail‚ turned down‚ she was looked upon

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    If a man had voted it would have been okay and acceptable but since she was a woman it was against the law and considered criminal.5 Anthony was fined with $100‚ which she never ended up paying. Later in her life‚ Susan B. Anthony gave up her fight on women’s rights due to the lack of progress. She then died on March 13‚ 1906. Amelia Bloomer‚ the publisher of the Woman’s Rights newspaper The Lily‚ was another very inspirational woman who was also in the fight. She

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    Susan Glaspell uses symbolism in her play Trifles to contributed to the drama by implying that there is more to Minnie Foster than the other characters realize. Trifles is a feminist play that takes everyday objects that females use to make a statement about society. Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale were present at the scene to collected items that Mrs. Wright had requested. Mrs. Peters is the sheriff’s wife and Mrs. Hale is the wife of Lewis‚ who is the closest person that the case has to a witness

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    Photographs furnish evidence. Something we hear about‚ but doubt‚ seems proven when we’re shown a photograph of it. In one version of its utility‚ the camera record incriminates. Starting with their use by the Paris police in the murderous roundup of Communards in June 1871‚ photographs became a useful tool of modern states in the surveillance and control of their increasingly mobile populations. In an­ other version of its utility‚ the camera record jus­ tifies. A photograph passes for incontrovertible

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    Susan B. Anthony once said‚ "Men‚ their rights‚ and nothing more; women‚ their rights‚ and nothing less." Today‚ there are many female leaders and role models. They have changed this world for the better by finding cures and inventing useful things. What if these women hadn’t had the opportunity to perform these actions? The women’s rights reform was an extremely important topic in the 1800’s. A variety of many feminists fought for women’s rights. In the 1800’s‚ women had little to no rights compared

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    and the story Susan B Anthony Dares to Vote! have powerful messages that are portrayed to the reader through the theme. They both share a common theme of perseverance. Nelson Mandela was put in jail and then beaten but still kept going. Susan B Anthony has had tomatoes thrown at her and she still kept going . While the theme of Nelson Mandela’s Life and the passage have a similar theme‚ the theme is depicted differently by the amount of risk each character takes. The character Susan B anthony didn’t

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    Susan Brownell Anthony was known for being apart of the women’s rights movement. She inspired young women to vote everyday. Even though she is gone she is still inspiring young women to vote everyday. It is known as a tradition that after a women votes for the first time you take your sticker that you receive after you vote and you go place it on her gravestone which is located in New York where she died. Susan b. Anthony was born on February 15th‚1820 in Massachusetts. She grew up in a Quaker household

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    Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist and an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. She fought for the rights of women and basically anyone else that wasn’t treated equally. She was born to a Quaker family that was neither prejudice nor biased towards anyone. Her family moved to a farm in the 1840’s and they fought to end slavery as part of the abolitionist movement. She became a teacher and later was involved with the fight of equal rights for women. In my opinion‚ I would say Susan

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