Susan B. Anthony by Liz Peterson

1847

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Susan B. Anthony dressed in black to symbolize the pain and suffrage women faced during the women's rights movement. She dressed in black for 50 years of her life, until she died on March, 13, 1906.

1826

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Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts. She became a very famous women's rights suffragist later on in her life.

1905

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Anthony worked 50 years of her life dedicated to women's rights, and she never got to legally vote. She died 14 years before the Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote.

1855

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Anthony was called names, had things thrown at her, and overall was treated with disrespect. However, this didn't stop her. She didn’t back down. She thought fighting for women’s rights was too important.

1979-1981

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Anthony was put on a coin 1979-1981 and again in 1999. The Anthony Dollar was made to honor women's suffragist, Susan B. Anthony's life. She became the first woman to be on a U.S coin.

1900

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In 1900 before her retirement, Anthony asked if women will ever be given the right to vote.

1895

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Susan B. Anthony rarely smiled in photos because she was afraid that people wouldn't take her seriously if she did.

1890

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Susan B. Anthony never married anyone or had children, which allowed her to travel anywhere without worry,

1899

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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were close friends. They met in 1851 and stayed friends for 50 years.

1854

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Susan B. Anthony was very confident and extroverted. She loved entertaining and talking to people.