Susan B. Anthony
Activist
Weird Fact of the Day (that you probably didn't know)...in 1896, she chose some rather unusual bridesmaids - they were the busts she herself had sculpted of women's rights leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It's one way to guarantee your bridesmaids don't steal your... In this article: Walt Disney, Buffalo, Oscar, NASA, H.G. Wells, Charlie Chaplin, and World War II |
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Cincinnati Enquirer | 7 days ago
'Sinners' gather at atheist meeting
...also give short talks about world religions and philosophies and about "famous freethinkers" such as Lance Armstrong, Isaac Asimov, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Ted Turner and Alice Walker. Lessons are "academic and focused on...
In this article: God, Cincinnati, and Ted Turner
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Playbill.com | November 16, 2009
De Shields, Kind, Wehle and Finley Will Explore Women's Suffrage at Cooper Union
...Evenings in The Great Hall" series, the evening will include songs of the suffrage era, as well as the words of early feminists including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Victoria Woodhull and Emma Goldman. Lauren Keating will...
In this article: Cooper Union, Frederick Douglas, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Victoria Woodhull
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Yahoo! News | November 07, 2009
Palin: Dems will apply abortion mind-set to elderly (Politico)
...a bad idea in a heavily-Catholic part of the country), referring to scripture (John 16:13) and noting that such feminist pioneers as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton had opposed abortion (she called them "foremothers"). She also...
In this article: Sarah Palin, Wisconsin, God, Pope John Paul II, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, Sequestering, and Down syndrome
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CNN | November 05, 2009
Change your name after marriage -- why?
...was a 19th-century suffragist who was the first American woman to revert to her birth name after marriage. She even had to chastise one Susan B. Anthony by writing to Suze, "A wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers."
In this article: E mail, Mariah Carey, Lucy Stone, U.S., O, The Oprah Magazine, Barbra Streisand, Malaysia, and Italy
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boston.com - Today in History | November 04, 2009
Today in History - Nov. 5
...Plot" failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up the English Parliament. On this date: In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by attempting to vote for President Ulysses S. Grant. (Anthony was convicted by...
In this article: Spencer W. Kimball, New York, Justice Department, Guy Fawkes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Rock, Monopoly, Kyoto Protocol, and Global warming
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The Daily Orange | November 03, 2009
'Girldrive' shows another side of feminism
...creative and innovative methods. There are various ways in which activism can take place, specifically within the women's rights movement. Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul did not have the advantages of technology that young feminists do...
In this article: Alice Paul
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Inquirer Local and Regional News | October 29, 2009
Tiny sapling, mighty hope at Independence Hall
It's conceivable they protected and cooled the crowds attending Frederick Douglass' antislavery rally in August 1844 or witnessing Susan B. Anthony interrupting Centennial ceremonies with her Declaration of the Rights of Women on July 4,...
In this article: Chestnut, Independence Hall, Benjamin Franklin, USDA, Pennsylvania, Legal age, Strudel, and Pasta
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New York Post | October 15, 2009
Hynes slapped for wrongful prosecution of O'Hara
...freely admits that in 1992 and 1993 he did indeed vote in his girlfriend's district - making him the only person besides suffragette Susan B. Anthony to be convicted of the obscure fraud charge. He was disbarred, paid a $20,000 fine and...
In this article: John O'Hara, Charles Hynes, Mr. Big, Chris Noth, Nick Cassavetes, and Sex & the City
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PR Newswire: Multicultural News | October 15, 2009
Scottish Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Receives Humanitarian Award From National Council of Women of the United States
...that the National Council of Women of the United States chose me to receive the inaugural Susan B. Anthony Humanitarian Award. Susan B. Anthony was a true pioneer and if I achieve a tiny amount of what she achieved I will be very happy."
In this article: Ann Gloag, National Council of Women, United States, Scotland, Africa, Mercy Ships, and National Council
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Washington Times | September 25, 2009
Ken Burns films nation's 'best idea' - parks
...War," "Baseball" and "Jazz." He's traced the lives of Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. He's never used a superlative quite like this before, though: His latest work has the grand...
In this article: Thomas Jefferson, PBS, The National Parks, The Congress, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Locke, Mark Twain, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Description from Wikipedia:
Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. She traveled the United States and Europe, and gave 75 to 100 speeches per year on women's rights for 45 years.
- Birth Date:
- February 15, 1820
- Birthplace:
- Adams, Massachusetts
- Death Date:
- March 13, 1906
- Place of Death:
- Rochester, New York
- Occupation:
- Suffragist, women's rights advocate
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