(February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906)
Susan B. Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Women's Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President. She also co-founded the women's rights journal, The Revolution. She traveled the United States and Europe, and averaged 75 to 100 speeches per year. She was one of the important advocates in leading the way for women's rights to be acknowledged and instituted in the American government.
1. "Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry." Susan B. Anthony
2. "Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work." Susan B. Anthony
3. "I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less." Susan B. Anthony
4. "I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." Susan B. Anthony
5. "Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputations... can never effect a reform." Susan B. Anthony
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