In Rochester NY, in November 1872, Susan B. Anthony and fifteen other women tried to vote in an election; they were all part of the "suffrage" movement (the word meant "permission," and women wanted to be permitted to vote, as men were allowed to do). But while all of the women were arrested, only Anthony was put on trial, since it was decided that she was the leader of the group.
Her trial began in June 1873 and she tried to persuade Justice Ward Hunt, a vocal opponent of equal rights for women, that she deserved the same voting rights as a man. (She was accused of violating the 14th Amendment, which was generally interpreted back then to mean only men could vote; the issue was whether a woman was a legal "person" under the law: in most states, women were not yet considered legal persons, but rather, under the command of their father or their husband.)
Anthony made an eloquent plea that women were citizens, the same as men, and thus should be allowed the same rights, but to no-one's surprise, the judge disagreed. He found her guilty and fined her $100; but she refused to pay it and said she would continue to fight for voting rights.
What happened when Susan B. Anthony voted presidential election in 1872
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Susan B Anthony's only hobby was focusing on getting the american women the vote.
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony travelled around New York to give her speech titled, "Is It a Crime for a US Citizen to Vote?" This happened after she was arrested for trying to vote in the 1872 US presidential elections.
Susan B. Anthony tried to vote and in her time women were not allowed to vote. This caused her to be arrested and she soon ended up in court. She got other women to help her protest against the law that women did not have the right to vote. Soon it was said in the 19th amendment in the Constitution that women have the right to vote. Unfortunately, Susan B. Anthony wasn't alive to see the 19th amendment.
Susan B Anthony went to jail because she voted and at that time women were not allowed to vote.
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No, many women tried to vote.
She was arrested
in 1872
Susan B Anthony's only hobby was focusing on getting the american women the vote.
Susan B. Anthony was important because she fought for women get the right to vote.
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony travelled around New York to give her speech titled, "Is It a Crime for a US Citizen to Vote?" This happened after she was arrested for trying to vote in the 1872 US presidential elections.
Susan B Anthony went to jail because she voted and at that time women were not allowed to vote.
Susan B. Anthony tried to vote and in her time women were not allowed to vote. This caused her to be arrested and she soon ended up in court. She got other women to help her protest against the law that women did not have the right to vote. Soon it was said in the 19th amendment in the Constitution that women have the right to vote. Unfortunately, Susan B. Anthony wasn't alive to see the 19th amendment.
Try to imagine a time when women didn't have the right to vote. Imagine if Susan B. Anthony didn't do what she did- women today could not vote.
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vote illegaly and was arrested for it