Susan B. Anthony was an American woman who fought for women rights, in particular for the right of suffrage. In 1872 Anthony voted illegally at the presidential election, however, four days later, she was arrested, indicted and brought to court. Before elections, Anthony managed to persuade an Inspector to register her sisters and her as voters according to Fourteenth Amendment. The Amendment stated that all U.S. citizens were authorised to the “privileges” and Anthony reckoned that one of such privileges was definitely the right to vote. Therefore, it was her hope to achieve the rights of suffrage. In the court, she was sentenced to a fine of one hundred dollars but she never paid a penny of it (Linder). Nevertheless, Anthony was a woman that voted. Anthony’s case impacted the future decision and in 1920 Nineteen Amendment gave women the right to vote.
Ida B. Wells was a fighter for the rights of women as well as for the rights of Afro-American people. She worked as an investigating journalist to uncover the truth about lynching people. At that time, white people committed punishment of black people only because they had a different colour of skin. Wells initiated fervent debates among women in New York and Brooklyn and consequently led to a demonstration of 250 women. It consolidated the organized African American Women's movement.
Anthony and Wells were persistent in the achievement of their goals. They effectively
rallied their confederates and created movements. In my opinion, these women were important personalities in long struggle for the right and equality. Their persistence made society and government think in another way.
Work cited
Linder D. The trial of Susan B. Anthony for Illegal Voting. Retrieved from http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/anthony/sbaaccount.html
