Susan B. Anthony

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Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.

Susan B. Anthony

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Women's rights Women's equality Men and women

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

The Revolution

Medium

Motto Newspaper

Statement Type

Motto

Language

English

Time

1868 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. The Revolution. 15 Jan. 1868.

When two people take each other on terms of perfect equality, without the desire of one to control the other, to make the other subservient, it is a beautiful thing. It is the truest and highest state of life.

Susan B. Anthony

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Women's equality Men and women Relationships

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Susan B. Anthony

Source

New York World

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1896 1890s 19th century

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Original Citation

Anthony, Susan B. “Champion of Her Sex.” Interviewed by Nellie Bly. New York World, 2 Feb. 1896.

Current Citation

Anthony, Susan B. “Champion of Her Sex.” The Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: An Awful Hush 1895 to 1906, edited by Ann D. Gordon. Vol. 6, Rutgers University Press, 2013.

Do get all on fire and be as cross as you please.

Susan B. Anthony

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Anger in politics Anger Politics Activism

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

Letters of Susan B. Anthony

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1856 1850s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. Letter to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 5 June 1856.

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men.

Susan B. Anthony

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Women's equality Women's rights

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Susan B. Anthony

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1872 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. Speech made after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election of 1872. 5 Nov. 1872, Rochester, NY, USA.

It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the male citizens, but we, the whole people, who formed this Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people-women as well as men.

Susan B. Anthony

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Women's rights Women's equality

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Susan B. Anthony

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1873 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. “Women’s Rights to the Suffrage." 17 June 1873, Rochester, NY, USA.

Join the union, girls, and together say, "Equal Pay for Equal Work!"

Susan B. Anthony

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Equal pay Women's equality Women's rights

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

The Revolution

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1869 1860s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. The Revolution. 8 Oct. 1969.

Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it.

Susan B. Anthony

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Topic

Marriage Men and women

Author

Susan B. Anthony

Source

Social Purity

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1875 1870s 19th century

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Citation

Anthony, Susan B. "Social Purity." Dime lecture course. 14 Mar. 1875, Grand Opera House, Chicago, IL, USA.