Susan B. Anthony

Activist

Birthday February 15, 1820

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Adams, MA

DEATH DATE Mar 13, 1906 (86)

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About

Suffragette reformer who led protests for women's equality. She co-founded both the Women's Temperance Movement and the women's rights journal The Revolution.

Before Fame

She worked as a teacher to help her father pay off his debts.

Trivia

She began collecting petitions to ban slavery when she was 17.

Family Life

Her parents were named Lucy Read and Daniel Anthony and she grew up with six siblings.

Associated With

She and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were close friends and frequent co-workers in their pursuit of women's rights.