By: Laura Lewis

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Susan B. Anthony

• By Laura Lewis
• Amber Richardson

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About Susan B. Anthony

• Born 1820 Died 1906
• Activist and Slave Abolitionist
• Arrested for Attempting to Vote in 1872 in
  Presidential Election
• Born In Adams, Massachusetts
• Taught School From 15 30 years of age

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About Her Work

• Her Work to Help Women Began in 1851
• She Started Working on Changing Laws in New York
  in 1854-1860
• In 1888 she Developed the
• International Council of Women
• She Helped Establish the NWSA(National Women's
  Suffrage Association)

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The Reply To Her Work

• It took 14 years after her death to get the 19th
  amendment ratified.
• The 19th amendment states The right of citizens
  of the U.S. to vote may not be denied or abridged
  on account of sex. Congress has power to enforce
  this article by appropriate legislation. Ratified
  August 26, 1920.