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Nov 5, 1872 CE: Susan B. Anthony Illegally Votes

Nov 5, 1872 CE: Susan B. Anthony Illegally Votes

On November 5, 1872, American civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony voted in a presidential election.

Grades

6 - 12

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Social Studies, U.S. History

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On November 5, 1872, American civil rights activist Susan B. Anthony voted in a presidential election. (She voted for the incumbent, Republican Ulysses S. Grant.) At that time, women were not allowed to vote. Two weeks later, Anthony was arrested, and eventually fined $100 for voting illegally. “I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty,” she said—and she never did. It was more than 40 years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States. On November 2, 1920, more than 8 million American women voted.

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National Geographic Society
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Mary Crooks, National Geographic Society
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Last Updated

October 30, 2024

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