Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

First, her 'claim to fame': In 1872, civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony voted illegally in a presidential election. At the time, that was a very big deal. Now, a little fact that not many people know: Anthony voted for every Republican on the ballot, including President Ulysses S. Grant who won the election. What? Susan B. Anthony, the hero of women everywhere was a... (*gasp*) Republican!? At that time, women were not allowed to vote, and were especially not allowed to vote Republican! Two weeks later, she was arrested, and eventually fined $100 for voting illegally, but remained defiant: “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty,” she said—and she never did, the fine was never collected.

It wasn’t until 1920, 14 years after her death, that the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving all adult women the right to vote, was passed. Today her legacy is honored by millions of women across the country as they go to the polls and cast their votes, thanking her for highlighting the injustice that was selective voting rights.