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Susan B. Anthony monument

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Susan B. Anthony monument
A photo of a memorial dedicated to Susan B. Anthony.
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Susan Brownell Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, in Massachusetts to Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read. She was the second eldest of seven siblings. Her father was a Quaker and her mother was a Methodist. Susan did not receive a middle name at birth, but she and her sisters chose middle initials during their youth due to the popular trend of having middle initials. Susan chose the initial "B" for Brownell, her aunt's married surname, but she never used it as part of her official name, which remained as "Susan Anthony" or "Susan B. Anthony". Throughout her life, Susan was deeply involved in the fight for civil rights and women's suffrage. She was inspired by her family's Quaker background, and most of her siblings became involved in social activism, with one of her brothers fighting alongside John Brown. In 1848, the Anthony family joined a Quaker organization called "Congregational Friends", which led to Susan's friendship and partnership with ex-slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglas. Susan never married, but she formed a close friendship with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was married with seven children. The two women became inseparable and worked together towards their common goal of women's suffrage and civil rights. Susan B. Anthony was a leader in several organizations dedicated to the cause of civil rights and women's suffrage, including the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Anti-Slavery Society. She dedicated her life to the cause, giving speeches and organizing events to raise awareness and gain support. Despite facing opposition and arrests for her activism, Susan continued to fight for the rights of women and minorities. She died on March 13, 1906, at the age of 86 from heart failure and pneumonia in her home in Rochester, New York. Her legacy lives on, as she is remembered as a pioneering figure in the fight for women's suffrage and civil rights. For further information about her life, see March 13, 1906 Obituary New York Times.
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