Susan B Anthony Essential Question How do I

Susan B. Anthony Essential Question How do I discuss the lives of historical figures who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy? Unit Launch – Time Machine PPT

Who Was Susan B. Anthony? n n n Born in Adams, Massachusetts in 1820. The Anthony family belonged to the Quaker church. The Anthony family did not believe in games and toys, but they did believe in education. Quaker a member of a religion that emphasizes equality among people

Location n n Susan B. Anthony grew up in the northeast region of the United States. She was born in Massachusetts.

Impact of Location n Many Quakers settled in the Northeast region of the United States. n The Quakers fought for fair treatment of many groups of people.

Social Barrier Lack of Equal Rights Brain Pop Jr. Video – Rights and Responsibility n n n n Women were not allowed to vote. Women were thought of as children who could not make their own decisions. Married women could not own property. Very few businesses would pay women to work Women who did have a job were paid much less than men. People believe women did not need an education. It was thought that women only needed to know how to do jobs like cooking and washing.

Overcoming Lack of Equal Rights Brain Pop Video - Voting n n n Anthony’s family had different beliefs about women. Quakers thought women should have the same rights as men. Both women and men could speak in the Quaker church, and both had important jobs in the church. In Anthony’s home, girls learned the same things as boys. Anthony grew up expecting to become a strong, independent woman. independent being free to make one’s own decisions

Overcoming Lack of Equal Rights n n n To be an independent woman, Anthony needed a job. In the 1800 s, teaching was one of the few jobs open to women, so Anthony became a teacher. Anthony was upset that she was paid much less than men to do the same work. She complained about her salary and lost her job. She wrote in a letter to her father, “I am going to do something about it in my lifetime. ”

Overcoming Lack of Equal Rights n Susan collected signatures for a petition to grant women the right to own property and vote. n In 1860, New York passed a law that allowed women to make contracts and be in charge of their own money.

Overcoming Lack of Equal Rights n In Rochester, New York, Susan and 15 other women voted in the 1872 Presidential election. n Three weeks later they were arrested for breaking the law. n The judge refused to let her testify and sentenced her to a $100 fine. n She died 14 years before the 19 th Amendment was passed that allowed U. S. women to vote in elections. amendment a change or addition to the U. S. Constitution

Adapted to Environment n n n Susan spent most of her life fighting for women’s suffrage and equality for women. She traveled the country making speeches and organizing state and national conventions for women’s rights. She published a newspaper called the Revolution, which demanded equal rights for women. convention a formal meeting where people discuss a subject they are interested in suffrage the right to vote Brain Pop Video – Women’s Suffrage

Movements

Movements n 1820: Adams, Massachusetts – Susan B. Anthony is born. n 1848: Seneca Falls, New York – She attended the Women’s Rights Convention. n 1872: Rochester, New York – Anthony votes for President and is arrested. Throughout her life she traveled the United States giving speeches for women’s rights.

Movements Continued

Character Traits n n n People show diligence when they work hard over a long time to achieve a goal. Susan’s diligence helped win equal rights for women. Justice is fair and equal treatment. Anthony wanted everyone to have the same rights, so we worked for justice. Freedom of Conscience and Expression means that people have the right to think and say what they believe. She dedicated her life to speaking for the rights she believed in.