SUSAN B ANTHONY CHAPTER ONE 4 A CHAMPION FOR ALL RIGHTS Throughout her life Susan Brownell Anthony worked for the rights of all people She believed that African Americans should have the same rights as other American citizens She also believed that women should have the right to vote She became a leader of the women’s rights movement Susan B Anthony spent her life fighting to improve the lives of many people in the United States
5 A CHAMPION FOR ALL RIGHTS Women’s Suffrage In many countries today women have the same rights as men They have the right to own property They have the right to get an education or to work at any job they choose They also have the right to vote The right to vote is called suffrage Women have not always had the same rights as men People called FEMINISTS worked for many years to win these rights Susan B Anthony was one of the first leaders in the fight for women’s suffrage Pioneers of U S women’s suffrage are Elizabeth Cady Stanton left Susan B Anthony center and Lucretia Mott right A FEMINIST is any person who believes that men and women should be equal in politics work and society Vocabulary
6 By the end of Anthony’s life African American men had won the right to vote nationwide In this 1871 woodcut African Americans vote in Virginia SUSAN B ANTHONY PIONEERING LEADER OF THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT
7 A CHAMPION FOR ALL RIGHTS The word suffrage pronounced SUF-fridge comes from the Latin word suffragium which means vote Quick Fact African American Rights Susan B Anthony did not only care about the rights of women She also fought to end slavery in America People who worked to end slavery were called abolitionists Anthony was a part of a major abolitionist group She believed that African Americans should be free She also thought they should have the right to vote During Anthony’s life African Americans and women won many rights in the United States Other changes came after she died However people continue to work for equality today
