Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony
by Stephanie Sammartion McPherson
48 Pages

Susan B. Anthony realized early in life that men always seemed to make more money than women. She thought this was wrong. Susan also thought that slavery was wrong and that something needed to be done about that. Susan became good friends with Elizabeth Stanton and they decided to work together to fight for Civil Rights for all. After the war ended, the two worked to gain the right to vote for women. They discovered that the 14th Amendment was going to be altered so they thought this was the perfect opportunity for women to gain the right to vote. This did not happen. Then the 15th Amendment was formed and it gave males of all races the right to vote, but it did nothing to give women the right to vote. This caused Susan B. Anthony to become angry and she decided to fight harder for equal rights for women. Susan voted in an election once and was then arrested because women did not have the right to vote.

Personal Rating-5

This book too contains a lot of information about Susan B. Anthony even though the book is not that long. The book author does an excellent job proving the point that Susan B. Anthony did not win the right to vote for woman. She did however start the fight for woman to gain the right to vote. This is another book that would be good for readers that struggle with reading to read. The print is big so they would be able to read this and learn a lot about Susan B. Anthony at the same time. This will help the reader feel successful and be encouraged to read!