Susan B. Anthony

Born

February 15, 1820

Died

March 13, 1906 (aged 86)

Known as

women's rights activist, human rights defender, abolitionist, writer, civil rights advocate, feminist

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.

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