Susan B. Anthony Susan b. Anthony was born in Adams Massachusetts. Her father was a Quaker until he was dismissed from his meeting when he married her mother, a Baptist. Susan had her life changed because of her Quaker background, especially because of her father’s dismissal. Anthony had a good schooling life and her family led a middle class life. In the depression of 1837, the family's economic security was shaken, and Anthony became a …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

…showed last 75 words of 695 total…idea of how hard it was for woman in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. What Anthony accomplished in her lifetime is the reason she is a symbol for woman’s rights in our civilization today. I considered the writing of this book to give a good example of how hard woman had it back then. I admired how Anthony didn’t let any persecution stop her; she just kept trying and never gave up.