Susan B. Anthony | Periscope

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Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 to a Quaker family in New England. Quakers practiced equality between men and women and did not believe in violence or slavery.

Although Susan B. Anthony was not alive to see the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920, her efforts were directly responsible for it.

Photo: Susan B. Anthony silver dollar, printed in her honor by the United States Mint in 1979

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5-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of American economic challenges in the 1920s and 1930s and world conflict in the 1940s.
- Along with the rest of the world, the United States experienced a boom-and-bust period during the 1920s and 1930s. In the United States, this situation led to significant government intervention to stimulate the economy. Other countries did not follow...
  - 5-4.1 Summarize daily life in the post–World War I period of the 1920s, including improvements in the standard of living, transportation, and entertainment; the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and ...
5.2.CX Contextualize the post-war economic climate on the cultural landscape throughout the United States and South Carolina.

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Susan's Father Allowed Her to Work in the Family Cotton Mill | Periscope

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Susan's Father Allowed Her to Work in the Family Cotton Mill | Periscope

Episode 2

Susan B. Anthony's family owned a cotton mill and believed that hard work and education were very important to Susan's upbringing. Outside Susan's close Quaker community, many of these beliefs were...

Susan B. Anthony Met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1851 | Periscope

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Susan B. Anthony Met Elizabeth Cady Stanton in 1851 | Periscope

Episode 3

After teaching for over 10 years, Susan began to work for social change. She joined the temperance movement to abolish alcohol and drunkenness. Although women were allowed to work for the movement...

Petition for Women's Suffrage | Periscope

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Petition for Women's Suffrage | Periscope

Episode 4

Susan was inspired by Elizabeth's work, particularly in suffrage, and became dedicated to gaining equal rights for women. Equal rights meant the right to vote, equal pay, and equal treatment for women...

National American Woman Suffrage Association | Periscope

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National American Woman Suffrage Association | Periscope

Episode 5

Susan and Elizabeth formed the National Woman Suffrage Association, open to women only. Their goal was to add an amendment to the Constitution that allowed women to vote. They published newspapers and...

Women Celebrate Passing of 19th Amendment - Aug. 26, 1920 | Periscope

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Women Celebrate Passing of 19th Amendment - Aug. 26, 1920 | Periscope

Episode 6

By the 1890s, some states began giving women the right to vote. Though Susan and her followers were making progress, she knew there was a lot of work to be done. Before she died in 1906 she said...