Susan B Anthony - Speech on Voting Rights For Women - Womans Rights Movement

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Susan B. Anthony Facts Leading Up To Her 1873 Speech on Voting Rights for Women:

In 1869 Susan B. Anthony and her close friend, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and campaigned for a constitutional amendment for universal suffrage in America.

Following the adoption for the 14th Amendment in 1868 which stated: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdictions thereof, are citizens of the United States and the State wherein they reside” - Susan B. Anthony argued that that this gave women the right to vote and in fact she and 14 other women voted in the 1872 presidential election.

They were all arrested.

But only Susan B. Anthony was indicted. In the several months between her indictment and her trial she traveled to various towns giving a speech to gain support for her position. That speech was titled: Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?

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[ricabulletproof]

Thank you for sharing, she is my hero.

[jamesvignali]

She took such a brave stance on the 15th Amendment. We need to all thank God for contribution to the 15th Amendment.

[CeeLyd]

We, Americans need to follow her lead... She set a courageous example on how to interpret our Constitution!

[cosmiclouds]

Thanks, this is the only helpful video I've been able to find so far...

[dogfanatic]

Without her us women would not be able to vote

[Firstofanyone]

I wish she would have lived long enough to see us get the national right to vote. I’m not religious but it’s times like this that I wish there was proof of an afterlife. She deserves to see the progress we’ve made.

[Fanatics]

To be fair most women did not want the “right” to vote. With this right came the responsibility of mandatory fire duty in the case of a fire as well as the possibility of being drafted. Most women did not want those responsibilities which is why a majority of women actually voted (ironic I know) against their ability to vote. Now that’s not to say they didn’t deserve the right, just feel that, that fact is rather important to the story.