Fun Facts About Susan B. Anthony
- Susan B. Anthony picked her "B." during a childhood craze for middle initials, taking it from her aunt's married name, Brownell, which she never used and did not like.[1]
- Fined $100 for voting illegally in 1872, Anthony told the judge, "I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty," and she never did.[1]
- Anthony was part of the Underground Railroad; her 1861 diary reads: "Fitted out a fugitive slave for Canada with the help of Harriet Tubman."[1][3][4]
- At age 75, Anthony toured Yosemite National Park on the back of a mule.[1]
- To get the University of Rochester to admit women, Anthony pledged her own life insurance policy to close the final funding gap.[1]
- Anthony disliked writing history: "I love to make history but hate to write it," she said of the project that became the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage.[1]
- Susan B. Anthony was alive at the same time as Jean-Paul Sartre — their lives overlapped for 1 year (1905–1906).[1][2][5][6]
- Susan B. Anthony shares a birthday with Galileo Galilei: both were born on February 15.[1][2][7][8]
Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.[1]
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Questions About Susan B. Anthony
When was Susan B. Anthony born?
Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, and died on March 13, 1906.
How old was Susan B. Anthony at death?
Susan B. Anthony was born on February 15, 1820, and died on March 13, 1906, at age 86.
What was Susan B. Anthony known for?
Susan B. Anthony was known for: Women's suffrage pioneer. Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.
Who was alive at the same time as Susan B. Anthony?
Susan B. Anthony's closest contemporary was Florence Nightingale. Their lives overlapped for 86 years.
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- Susan B. Anthony — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Susan B. Anthony (Q192245) — Wikidata
- Harriet Tubman — Wikipedia
- Harriet Tubman (Q102870) — Wikidata
- Jean-Paul Sartre — Wikipedia
- Jean-Paul Sartre (Q9364) — Wikidata
- Galileo Galilei — Wikipedia
- Galileo Galilei (Q307) — Wikidata
- Portrait: SB Anthony from RoRaWW.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. [1], Public domain