Women's Suffrage

Susan B. Anthony

Thank you Mr. President for inviting all of us here to tea. It is a great honor for me to sit in the company of all these important and significant people of this century. My name is Susan B. Anthony and I have dedicated my life to fight for women’s rights in the workforce and in society. I believe I was invited to this gathering because I have strong beliefs in equal rights and pay for both men and women. Also, I play an important role in women’s suffrage and in many organizations including the National Women’s Suffrage Association.
Throughout the years, I have been campaigning for women’s rights through education, labor unions and suffrage movements. I was once an abolitionist, fighting for emancipation of slaves before the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified. I was active in the anti-slavery movement and campaigned for black and women’s full citizenship. However, I was disappointed when blacks were given the right to vote in the Fifteenth Amen...