Susan B Anthony Women's Rights Essay

In the 1800’s women did not have nearly as many rights as men. To name a few inequalities, women did not have the right to vote, own property, divorce their husbands, and countless others that diminished them as a population. This of course, was fuel for the women’s rights movement. So many women and men took part in this movement, but three women in particular were able to change the course of history. These commendable women truly made a difference. And dbcksbckjbthey were Emma Willard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony. Emma Willard was born on February 23, 1787 and died in 1871. Her life was dedicated to improving the education of women. As a child, Willard’s father encouraged her to read and write, and so she became a teacher. …show more content…
Anthony. This woman fought for women’s suffrage, the right to own property, the temperance movement, and more. She became a teacher in the 1830’s before moving to Rochester, New York. There she helped with the abolitionist movement. During this time Anthony became the head of the girls’ department at Canajoharie Academy for two years, and left in 1849. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony helped make the Women’s New York State Temperance Society in 1852 and the New York State Women’s Rights Committee. She was an agent for the Anti-Slavery Society until the war, but she never stopped fighting for equal rights. After the war ended, Anthony did a lot of work with Stanton. This included making the American Equal Rights Association in 1866, writing weekly for The Revolution, and founding NWSA. Anthony was known for the idea “Men their rights, nothing more; women their rights, nothing less.” And finally, one action she took left people truly in awe. In the 1872 presidential election, Anthony voted illegally and was arrested and fined $100. She never paid it. If nothing else, this one act truly showed her willingness to fight for what is right. Anthony went on to write History of Woman Suffrage in