Susan B. Anthony

Definition

Susan B. Anthony 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.

Related terms

Women’s Suffrage: The right of women to vote in elections; it took many years and numerous activists like Susan B. Anthony to achieve this right in the U.S.

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve Civil Rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education, as well as the right to vote.

19th Amendment: An amendment that guarantees all American women the right to vote; achieved largely through efforts by figures such as Susan B. Anthony.