Susan B. Anthony Quotes


Independent bread gives independent morals: - while pecuniary dependence makes moral subserviency; - So get money - get wealth


Citations

Harper, Ida Husted. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony. Vol. 1, The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1898.

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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.