Susan B. Anthony / Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian

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20439

Title

Susan B. Anthony / Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian

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en

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Project Gutenberg

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Alma Lutz's biography chronicles Susan B. Anthony's lifelong crusade for women's rights, framing her as a fearless rebel and humanitarian. Drawing on Anthony's letters and diaries, the text explores her evolution from a mill girl in Massachusetts to a global advocate for democracy, highlighting her strategic alliances, fierce opposition to slavery, and pivotal role in securing the Nineteenth Amendment.

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Born in 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, Susan B. Anthony grew up in a cotton mill environment where she questioned the exclusion of women from leadership roles. Her life was defined by a relentless pursuit of liberty and equal rights for all, viewing the struggle for women's suffrage as an essential phase in American democracy rather than a mere battle of the sexes. Early in her career, she joined the antislavery movement, recognizing the hypocrisy of a nation claiming freedom while enslaving Black people. Anthony's activism expanded through her work with the Women's Christian Temperance Union and her founding of the National Woman Suffrage Association alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The narrative details her navigation of political complexities, including the failure of the Fifteenth Amendment to include women and her subsequent split with Stanton over the publication of The Woman's Bible. A significant portion of the book covers her travels to the West, where she secured suffrage in states like Wyoming and Colorado, proving that the frontier was fertile ground for progressive change. The text also examines her later years, her leadership of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and her presence at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, where she gained international respect. Through her correspondence and diaries, the biography portrays Anthony as a pragmatic, energetic, and deeply principled figure who prepared the soil for the eventual acceptance of the federal woman suffrage amendment and a worldwide recognition of human rights.

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• Biography
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