Susan B. Anthony Quotes


Disfranchisement means inability to make, shape, or control one's own circumstances... . That is exactly the position of women in the world of work today; they cannot choose.


Citations

Anthony, Susan B. "The Status of Woman, Past, Present, and Future." The Arena, vol. 17, May 1897, p. 904.

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Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
  • Born: February 15, 1820
  • Died: March 13, 1906
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.