AgendaEQ: What did Susan B. Anthony contribute

to woman’s rights?

1. Opener2. Read Story3. Vocabulary

4. Brain Pop5. Dicussion

Susan B. Anthony

Abolitionists

People who want to end slavery

Anthony’s family were abolitionists.

Convention

A formal meeting where people discuss a subject they are interested in

Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a women’s rights convention in New York.

Diligence

working hard for a long time

Anthony showed diligence in working for woman’s suffrage.

Independent

Being free to make one’s own decisions

Anthony grew up wanting to be a strong, independent woman.

Justice

Equal treatment under the law

Anthony wanted to work for justice in the United States.

Legislature

The law-making part of government

In 1860, New York Legislature passed a law allowing married women to own property.

Organizer

A person who gets others to work for a shared goal or cause

Anthony was a good organizer and speaker.

Property

Something that is owned

Women who were married could not own property.

Quaker

A member of a religion that emphasizes equality among people

Anthony’s family went to a Quaker church.

Register

To place one’s name on an official list to do something

On November 1st, Anthony went to register to vote.

Slavery

A cruel system in which one person owns and controls another person

Some states allowed slavery, and this made Anthony angry.

Suffrage

The right to vote

Anthony and Stanton started a group called the National Woman Suffrage Association.

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What did you learn about today?

Why is Susan B. Anthony important?