Susan B. Anthony
By Josh Have you ever wondered how women got their right to vote? Well Susan B. Anthony, A women inspiration, believed "Failure is Impossible," which is one of the most famous quotes of all time, said by Susan herself. This massive hero fought with words, by protesting, and starting organizations, her entire life, to end women sufferage. She traveled around the world speaking out to get people to understand her desire. If it wasn't for Anthony, girls today would not be able to vote, and therefore, the country would be run by men. Susan will be remembered in the hearts of American ladies forever on.
On a chilly and frosty winter's day, Febuaru 15, 1820, the famous and truly inspiring, Susan B. Anthony was born at a cozy farm near Adams, Massachusetts. Her caring father with the name of Daniel, happened to be a member of the civil and peaceful Quaker group. Susan's mother Lucy, was a baptist, and she like her daughter had a father named Daniel, who fought in the intense American Revolution, that gave our country freedom from Britain and King George III. Susan had 3 sisters and 2 brothers, she being the 2nd child. When Anthony was 6 years old, she moved with her family to a decent brick house, in Battenville, New York, lovated in the Hudson Valley Region. She lived approximently 6 miles from Albany, New York. Her large, sturdy house had a store and an interesting schoolroom. In that schoolroom, Susan, her siblings, and some friendly neighbors were educated by Susan's father. Before, the age of 16. Anthony took a period of time, being a teacher. She took small jobs near her house. Anthony would be grown up soon.
Susan transfered to a Quaker boarding school in 1837, when she was 17. She had hatred for that school, but she wasn't attending it long. Hey family like most others, was finacially ruined in the dreadful, Panic of 1837. They had to sell everyoneuntil their uncil, in a frightening auction until their uncle, Joshua Read, stepped up and saved the family. In 1839, Susan and her family moved to Hardscrabble, New York. They moved again in 1845, to a small farm in Gates, which is west of Rochester, New York. Susan got terribly bored with teaching in 1849, so she helped her father run the farm. perance, a group for helping women rights, accepeted Anthony to join in 1848, where her lifelong career began. During the 1850s, Susan had a fondness for helping women get the right to vote. She met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls, and they were to become lifelong friends.
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