Susan B. Anthony

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Susan B. Anthony born?February 15, 1820
2. When did Susan B. Anthony die?March 13, 1906 (age 86)
3. Where was Susan B. Anthony born?Adams, Massachusetts, USA
4. What is the career?Social reformer, abolitionist, suffragist, lecturer, writer
5. Who was Susan B. Anthony?Susan B. Anthony was a brave woman who fought for women's right to vote and many other rights.
6. Why did she want women to have a vote?She believed women deserved a voice and that voting was a key tool for change.

Women's Suffrage Movement: A decades-long struggle by women to gain the right to vote in political elections.
19th Amendment: The U.S. Constitutional amendment ratified in 1920 that prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote based on sex.