how this was not the case back then. A great women’s activist and the former of the women’s suffrage movement Susan B. Anthony worked hard to obtain women’s right to vote. She was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She was raised in Quaker family that believed women’s were equal to men; and should be able to have the same rights even to education. In addition Susan B. Anthony had the opportunity to have an education do to because her father believe all his children should have an education
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The purpose and claim in Susan B. Anthony’s speech on women’s right to vote is clear and precise. The speaker is trying to convey the importance of recognizing the political right (as well as a democratic right) of women in order to keep up the true spirit of the U.S. Constitution and the nation’s democratic nature of governance. The speaker here claims that voting right is one of the most important natural rights and women being an equally important milieu in the society must have the right to vote
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women have the right to vote‚ and have same basic rights as men. Susan B. Anthony is one of America’s important civil rights leaders who fought for women’s rights. She has paved the way of American life today‚ and changed our country dramatically. Because of her‚ both women and men have the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony has impacted our life today by showing us that we can be equal and women can have their rights. Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. She had eight
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Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15‚ 1820 in Adams‚ Massachusetts. With a long history of activist traditions‚ her ability to motivate others led her to become an active member in the temperance which was the absence of alcohol‚ joining women’s rights movement‚ and woman suffrage. Susan B. Anthony was also an influential speaker of the women’s labor organization and a strong supporter of the abolition of slavery. Throughout her life‚ she was able to create great and powerful speeches that have
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In this excerpt from a speech delivered in 1873 by Susan B. Anthony‚ the author directly refutes the inequal oligarchy of sex by stating the contradictions of these concepts against the constitutions of United States. By heavily emphasizing the attributes of the democracy‚ the author reinforces the concept of revolution‚ which functioned to provoke woman suffarage movement. In order to effectively state her position‚ the author incorporated various persuasive techniques including‚ reiteration of
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Susan B. Anthony‚ in her speech‚ “On Women’s Right to Vote” (1872)‚ argues that in the United States‚ women do not have the right to vote. She supports her claim by first stating that women barely have any legal rights‚ then affirming that she is a citizen‚ and exercising her rights as one‚ then reciting the preamble of the Federal Constitution‚ then discussing how it specifically indicates that it says “we‚ the people‚” not‚ “we‚ the white male citizens.”‚ and finally‚ concludes that it is downright
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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- On women’s right to vote In the 1800s‚ women in the United States had few legal rights and did not have the right to vote. This speech was given by Susan B. Anthony after her arrest for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. She was tried and then fined $100 but refused to pay. | | | Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election‚ without having a lawful
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During Ever since Susan B. Anthony was sixteen years old‚ she pursued the journey to fight for women’s rights and suffrage. She struggled with many tough times and felt as if she were a failure. Although‚ in 1860‚ Anthony used her knowledge and experience to get the Married Women’s Property Act established‚ which allowed women to keep the money they have earned‚ own property‚ and divorce. This means that women now have freedom from men‚ they could keep their earnings‚ divorce their husband‚ and could
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112 30 August 2017 Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony‚ an American woman rights activist‚ devoted her life to racial‚ gender‚ and educational equality. Susan is one of the most famous women in American history. She played major roles in the woman’s suffrage movement and led the way for the 19th amendment‚ when woman won the right to vote. Sadly‚ the amendment was not added to the constitution until 14 years after her death. Here are three reasons why Susan B. Anthony is important. One
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