The Trial of 1872
Anthony’s decision to vote led to this legal consequence, which she used as a strategic platform to gain national publicity for women's suffrage.
What was her arrest
Growing up in this religious community, Susan B. Anthony was raised with the core belief that all people are equal under God
Quaker faith
In her speech, Anthony argued that she did not commit a crime but simply exercised her rights already guaranteed by this specific document.
The National Constitution
After her conviction, Anthony famously refused to pay this amount, calling the trial "the greatest judicial outrage history has ever recorded
What was $100
This social justice movement, which Anthony’s family actively supported during her childhood, first inspired her to fight for human rights and emancipation
The abolitionist movement
Anthony justified her vote by using the language of this specific amendment, which states that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens
the 14th Amendment
By voting and then going on trial, Anthony changed perspectives by proving that this "living document" could be interpreted to include women's rights
U.S. Constitution
When her teacher refused to teach her this advanced math skill because she was a girl, her father pulled her out of school and started his own school.
What is long division?
Why did anthony argue that the government does not "give" rights; instead, its only job is to do this for the "God-given" rights citizens already have
To protect them
Although her 1872 vote did not lead to immediate change, it is credited with laying the groundwork for this amendment ratified in 1920
19th Amendment
As a teenager, Susan B. Anthony’s first act of organized activism was gathering petitions to protest this specific institution
slavery
Why did anthony claim that denying women the vote was a violation of this foundational American principle, which says governments must have the "consent of the governed
taxation without representation
Before her trial, Anthony delivered speeches in 50 different districts of this state to educate potential jurors and the public about the "crime" of voting
New York
Anthony’s upbringing in a family of activists gave her a platform to meet famous reformers like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, who were friends of this family member.
her father
She pointed out the absurdity of her indictment by noting that the court clerk had to manually change "he" to this word on the legal papers to make them apply to her.
she