Susan B. Anthony, Why She Matters
First, her 'claim to fame': In 1872, civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony v**ed illegally in a p**********l e******n. At the time, that was a very big deal. Now, a little fact that not many people know: Anthony v**ed for every Republican on the b****t, including President Ulysses S. Grant who won the e******n. What? Susan B. Anthony, the hero of women everywhere was a... (*gasp*) Republican!? At that time, women were not allowed to v**e, and were especially not allowed to v**e Republican! Two weeks later, she was arrested, and eventually fined $100 for v****g 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 v**e, was passed. Today her legacy is honored by millions of women across the country as they go to the polls and cast their v**es, thanking her for highlighting the injustice that was selective v****g rights.
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