Susan B. Anthony

Source: CNN
8/18/2020

Trump's Pardon May Be Undermining Anthony's Wishes, Historians Say

Susan B. Anthony was found guilty for voting in 1872. According to historians Deborah Hughes and Ann Gordon, Anthony "absolutely" did not want to be pardonned.

Source: Washington Post
8/18/2020

Susan B. Anthony was Arrested for Voting when Women Couldn’t. Now Trump will Pardon Her

Historian Ann Gordon, who has edited the papers of Susan B. Anthony, says that Trump's pardon is an especially misguided example of today's politicians trying to use Anthony's legacy for their own purposes.   

Source: The Washington Post
1/22/20

What Antiabortion Advocates Get Wrong About The Women Who Secured The Right to Vote

by Reva Siegel and Stacie Taranto

The most famous suffragists largely weren’t antiabortion and wanted women to have more control over their bodies.

9/8/19

Beyond the Vote, The Suffragists Helped Launch Modern Business Franchising

by Jane R. Plitt

We should also acknowledge the role of the suffrage movement in supporting the launch of modern franchising begun by Martha Matilda Harper in 1891.

Source: New York Times
1/17/19

Is a Planned Monument to Women’s Rights Racist?

What is forward-moving about reiterating an error in an effort to correct for it?