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Questions about Susan B. Anthony

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What was Susan B. Anthony arrested for in 1872?

Susan B. Anthony was arrested on the 18th of November 1872 and charged with illegally voting in the presidential election. She had persuaded election inspectors in Rochester, New York to accept her ballot. A U.S. Deputy Marshal came to her door with the charge.

Did Susan B. Anthony pay the fine from her trial?

No. When Justice Ward Hunt fined her $100, Anthony told the court: "I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty," and she never did. Hunt declined to jail her, which prevented her from appealing the case to the Supreme Court.

What was The Revolution newspaper founded by Susan B. Anthony?

The Revolution was a weekly newspaper that Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton began publishing in New York City in 1868. Its motto was "Men, their rights and nothing more: women, their rights and nothing less." It covered women's rights, suffrage, the labor movement, and politics. After twenty-nine months, mounting debts forced Anthony to transfer it to Laura Curtis Bullard.

What is the Susan B. Anthony Amendment?

The Susan B. Anthony Amendment is the colloquial name for the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. It was introduced in Congress in 1878 by Senator Aaron A. Sargent at the arrangement of Anthony and Stanton. It was ratified in 1920 as the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

What was the Women's Loyal National League and what did it accomplish?

The Women's Loyal National League was founded by Anthony and Stanton in 1863 and was the first national women's political organization in the United States. It conducted the largest petition drive in the nation's history up to that time, collecting nearly 400,000 signatures in support of abolishing slavery. Anthony was its chief organizer, coordinating some 2,000 petition collectors. The drive helped secure passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.

How did Susan B. Anthony contribute to the International Council of Women?

Anthony was the primary organizer behind the founding congress of the International Council of Women, which brought delegates from fifty-three women's organizations in nine countries to Washington in 1888. She opened the first session and presided over most events. She later chaired the 1904 founding meeting of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance in Berlin and was declared its honorary president and first member.