How Did Susan B Anthony Affect Society

The 1800’s-1920’s was one of the amazing turning points in history. Women had no self-representation other than from their fathers and or husbands . This turning point helps with social rights that have led woman to be the woman they are today . Susan B Anthony (died in 1906) affected society by making it possible for women to actually be thought of as real people and to be able to play a role in the development in our nation . She was significant by; being a key figure in woman getting the right to vote , forming the National Woman Suffrage Association , and serving on the business committee and speaking on women’s rights . One part in being a key figure to getting the vote is arguing the 14th amendment , which states ; “All persons born

Anthony a significant woman is that she started the National Woman's Rights convention , she started serving on the business committee and spoke on the necessity of the dissemination of printed matter on women's rights . .This was an annual meeting which means they met every year and they met on the early women's right movements in the United States . Speeches were given on the subjects like wages , education , career opportunities , and women's property rights . These speeches gave hope to all women and they gave hope to Susan B. Anthony who gave them because she finally thought they had a chance it getting equality . After Anthony giving speeches and going to conventions she was soon elected and awarded president of the NWSA in 1849 when she returned to her hometown in Rochester , New York . One of her speeches after she was arrested for making an illegal vote in a presidential election in 1872 , she was tried and never paid her fine of $100 therefore resulting her jail time. She made a speech that stated ; “ I stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny. “

Anthony is such a significance on the united states is because she and many others started the NWSA . In 1869 Stanton and Anthony created this association to mainly focus on efforts on a federal basis of women's suffrage . This NWSA was in response to the splitting of the American Equal Rights Association . The American Equal Rights Association started in 1866 and according to the constitution it was supposed to serve as “ Equal rights to all American citizens ,especially the right to suffrage, irrespective of race, color or sex. Some of the more prominent reform activists of that time were members, including women and men, blacks and whites. Stanton and Anthony also opposed the 15th amendment unless it included the vote for women . The 15th amendment states that “the 15th amendment protects the rights of Americans to vote in elections to elect their leaders. Specifically, it confirms the right to vote and lists conditions that are illegal to deny another person the right to vote. Any American cannot be denied the right to vote, based on race, color or being a former slave.” ( us constitution ) . The NWSA thought success would be achieved easier if it was done by doing state by state campaigns. This in turn would get more people to then think about what these ladies were trying to do and achieve by setting goals as to making their life easier . They ended up going all over and traveling to different places to talk and give speeches about how