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I, Susan B. Anthony, have devoted my time to help to gain rights for women. I have always been a woman of justice and believe that women should have the same privileges as men. I was not allowed to speak at temperance rallies this, and my acquaintance with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, led me to join the women’s rights movement in 1852. This caused me to want to dedicate the rest of my life to women’s suffrage. Another goal of mine was to seek protection of working women through trade unions.
 * Susan B. Anthony **
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I spent most of my time campaigning for the abolition of slavery, women’s rights to their own property and earnings, and women’s labor organizations. I became an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1856 and in 1863 I organized a National Women’s Loyal League to support and petition for the outlawing of slavery. For many years I campaigned for Black and women’s full citizenship and the right to vote. I wrote my own newspaper, “The Revolution”, where I continued to campaign for equal rights for all American citizens. My newspaper talked about lynching and racial prejudices in Rochester and attacked these happenings. Finally, in 1900 I was able to persuade the University of Rochester to finally admit women. I also fought for many women and their individual rights. For example, I drew attention to the case of Abby McFarland, whose drunken and abusive husband shot and killed the man she had divorced him to marry. I began protesting when her former husband Daniel was aquitted of murder on a plea of temporary insanity and given custody of their son. I petitioned numerous times, getting thousands of signatures campaigning for a constitutional amendment of women's rights and suffrage.
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I formed and was elected president of the Workingwomen’s Central Association. I was involved in many public lectures to help raise supporters for Black and women’s rights.
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 * //Elizabeth Cady Stanton //**: Led me to join the women’s rights movement in 1852.


 * //Florence Kelly & Jane Adams: //**I encouraged them to continue their advocacy in Chicago, which was a great help to my cause.
 * //Gail Laughlin: //**Helped me seek my goal in seeking protection for working women through trade unions.

 "Biography of Susan B. Anthony". The Susan B. Anthony House. 02/24/2010 <http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/biography.shtml>.
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"Susan Brownell Anthony". Women In History. 02/24/2010 <http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/anth-sus.htm>.