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Susan B. Anthony

__Criticisms and Goals__ Susan B. Anthony didn't like how men had the upper hand in America or how they had more rights then women. Susan was inspired from her school teacher when she was younger who was a women in a man's usual job. She realized that men and women should be treated equally. She thought that if women could vote then it would be a major step in making women more free in America. She also wanted the immediate end of slavery.

__Improvements in America__ Susan was part of the 1st expression of feminism, and in 1849 had her first public speech for the Daughters of Temperance. She brought women and some men together to help women get the right to vote, and make them equal in society. She also helped found the Woman's State Temperance Society of New York. That was one of the first organizations of that time.

__Success__ Anthony was just getting started by the 1850's. IN 1851 she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton who she befriended. They got together to try to reform some of the New York State Laws that were discriminating against women. That was when she delivered many speeches. She put together many organizations dealing with womens rights. Through her eyes though, she didn't ever see total success.

__Why the goals and methods were used in the time period__ Men had a great advantage over women in this time period. Anthonthy didn't think that was right, so she formed organizations against it. There was not much more she could do than to speak her thoughts and express what she thought was right. In this time period there were no women in government, and men always had the final decision. So, she had to use those methods because that's what fit best in that time period.

__How the President could help__ The president and the Congress could help by passing a bill through, so that women could vote. Anthony wanted an Amendment to the Constitution saying that women had the right to vote. She also wanted society to treat women the same as men. If the president started acknowledging and supporting women as equals then society could slowly change.

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