Rough Draft

Rough Draft



Even though the 19th amendment helped, the women gain the right to vote, many woman still felt threatened by the men and did not vote at all. Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American Civil Rights leader who played a major role in the 19th century women’s rights movement to introduce women’s suffrage into the United States. Because of her traveling throughout the United States and Europe and giving 75 to 100 speeches per year even though she died 14 years, five months, and five days before the passage of the 19th amendment most of the work and effort is all due to her. Today women still do not have all of the equal rights as a man does but when it comes down to voting Susan B. Anthony has made that happen for all females.

After the civil war Susan B. Anthony was upset because the people who where working for “Negro” suffrage were willing to continue to exclude women from voting rights. Susan B. Anthony used to be a teacher but when she found out that men where being paid more than she was she started acting. A friendship with Amelia Bloomer led to a meeting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton became her lifelong partner in political organizing, especially for women’s rights and women suffrage. Together the two women made a great team. Anthony managed most of the business affairs while Stanton did most of the writing of the women’s right movements. From 1868 to 1870, Stanton and Anthony edited and published a women’s newspaper called Revolution. In 1869, they formed the National Woman Suffrage Association. They traveled all over the country and abroad, promoting women’s rights. There talents that they used were there speeches and there newspapers this is how they got the other women’s feedback. This had a major impact on Susan B. Anthony’s time because she did not have any kids or get married and this was because she was to busy traveling around the world and helping other women she never had time to settle down and start a family of her own. Just one month before Anthony died; she attended her last suffrage convention.

She made her last speech stating, “Failure is impossible” from this statement I can say that I believe that Anthony knew that women were going to get there rights some day. After her death, only four states gave women the right to vote. However, 14 years later the amendment that stated that women had equal rights was added to the constitution, which is known as the 19th amendment.
Susan B. Anthony is famous for being a women’s right leader. We should care about Anthony because she helped women of all colors and races stand up for there rights. She put her life on hold to help others out. Even though Susan B. Anthony did not live to see what she accomplished I believe that she knew that her day was going to come eventually and if she were alive today, she would be proud of what she has done to help the entire world.