Susan B. Anthony started working for the temperance movement, the ban of alcohol. But then she became aware of how little her rights were and Anthony became a suffragist. Susan B. Anthony was the president of National Women Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Anthony didn't just fight for the right to vote, she also supported reform for women's education, property rights and how they expected to dress.
*Susan B. Anthony started to wear pants called "bloomers" symbolizing the fight for women's rights.
Susan B. Anthony even voted illegally, and when she was put on trial for this she said:
“Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you to-night under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any State to deny."
*Susan B. Anthony started to wear pants called "bloomers" symbolizing the fight for women's rights.
Susan B. Anthony even voted illegally, and when she was put on trial for this she said:
“Friends and fellow citizens: I stand before you to-night under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any State to deny."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped organize a political campaign that demanded voting rights for women. She also helped organize the first women's rights convention, called the Seneca Falls Convention, in 1848 where the Declaration of Sentiments was created. This document stated a list of complaints of women that was designed to prove that history had a record of men's injustices toward women. The Declaration of Sentiments stated that "all men and women are created equal." Unfortunately, Stanton wasn't able to attend most of the conventions because she had kids, so instead she sent letters of support to suffragists and started planning to write a book on women's history. She also wrote articles for the New York Tribune.
Lucy Stone was a journalist and a suffragist who fought her way to get an education at college. Lucy Stone believed in the saying "No taxation without representation". Stone didn't pay the taxes for her house because she felt that since she couldn't vote, she was being taxed without having representation. Stone was one of the leaders in the American Women Suffrage Association (AWSA). The AWSA was created 6 months after the NWSA was formed. The AWSA was less radical than the other suffrage organizations and only focused on getting women the right to vote. In 1870, the AWSA founded its own magazine called Women's Journal, and the members of the AWSA were featured in the articles. Lucy Stone editied the magazine. Also, the AWSA printed polictical journals such as Women Voter and Maryland Suffrage News.
Lucretia Mott was a Quaker who started in the anti-slavery movement with her husband, James Mott. Lucretia Mott realized how poor her rights were when she was in a public convention against slavery; the seats segregated men and women and she realized that almost all of the people attending the convention were men. Mott met Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the anti-slavery convention and they both decided that they wanted to gain more rights for women. They both helped organize the the Seneca Falls Convention, the start of women's fight for equal rights. Mott joined the National Women Suffrage Association in 1869 after the death of her husband. When the women split up into the different organizations (NWSA and AWSA) Mott tried to bring them back together; and in 1890 the two groups combined into the NAWSA.
Organizations Created by Women Suffragists:
Together, Anthony and Stanton created a newspaper, The Revolution, and formed the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) in 1869. The NWSA supported unionization of female workers, and it also supported the first female presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhull. The NWSA was different from other organizations because it focused on numerous problems, not just women's right to vote. For example, it supported improvement in education, ownership of property and the ability to dress however a female wants. The AWSA was formed 6 months after the NWSA. After 14th and 15th Amendments were passed, and both groups didn't reach success in having the right to vote, they decided to combine their organiziations in 1890 and create the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). In the NAWSA, Stanton was the president, Anthony was the Vice President, and Stone was the chairman of the executive committee. The NAWSA was formed so that the organization could have more power, and gain women's rights state by state.
Together, Anthony and Stanton created a newspaper, The Revolution, and formed the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) in 1869. The NWSA supported unionization of female workers, and it also supported the first female presidential candidate, Victoria Woodhull. The NWSA was different from other organizations because it focused on numerous problems, not just women's right to vote. For example, it supported improvement in education, ownership of property and the ability to dress however a female wants. The AWSA was formed 6 months after the NWSA. After 14th and 15th Amendments were passed, and both groups didn't reach success in having the right to vote, they decided to combine their organiziations in 1890 and create the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA). In the NAWSA, Stanton was the president, Anthony was the Vice President, and Stone was the chairman of the executive committee. The NAWSA was formed so that the organization could have more power, and gain women's rights state by state.