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thought women were like children and could not make
their own decisions. Women who were married could not
own property, such as a house or a business. Very few
businesses would pay women to work.
Anthony’s family had different beliefs about women.
The Anthony’s went to a Quaker church. Quakers thought
women should have the same rights as men. Both women
and men could speak in the Quaker church. Both had
important jobs in the church.
Anthony’s aunt, Hannah Anthony Hoxie, often spoke
in the church Anthony went to as a girl. As Anthony
listened to her aunt, she may have decided she could also
speak about what she thought was right.
Speaking wasn’t easy for a young woman in the
early 1800s. Many people thought women did not need
an education. They thought women only needed to know
how to do jobs such as cooking and washing.
In Anthony’s home, girls learned the same things as
boys. Anthony grew up expecting to become a strong,
independent woman.
Susan B. Anthony
February 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Learning to Speak Out
A Young Woman
Justice for All!
The Right to Vote
Anthony’s Legacy
Chapter 1
Learning to Speak Out
Chapter 1
Learning to Speak Out
1. What beliefs did Susan’s family have about women
and men?
Susan B. Anthony lived at a time when women were
not allowed to vote. A woman who even tried to vote
could be arrested. What was it like to live in a world like
that? Susan B. Anthony thought stopping women from
voting was wrong and needed to be changed. That
would mean changing the world. Could she change it?
Anthony wanted women and men to be treated
the same. Most people in the early 1800s disagreed. They
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2. What was one thing the Anthony’s did to show their
beliefs about women and men?
Chapter 2
A Young Woman
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3. What religious community did Susan grow up in?
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Anthony lived with her family in this
red brick home in Rochester, New York
4. How were the beliefs of the Quaker church different
than society’s beliefs at that time?
To be an independent woman, Anthony needed a
job. She was tall, with a strong voice, straight back, and a
sharp mind. What kind of work could she do? In the 1800s,
teaching was one of the few jobs open to women, so
Anthony became a teacher.
Anthony was paid much less than men who did the
same work. “I’m going to do something about it in my
lifetime,” she wrote in a letter to her father. When she
complained, however, Anthony lost her job.
Anthony got a new job as the principal of the Girls’
Department at Canajoharie, New York. Her students
worked hard. They did well on their tests.
After ten years of teaching there, Anthony wanted
to do more. She wanted to work for justice, or fair
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treatment. She saw that many people in the United States
were not being treated fairly.
One injustice that angered Anthony was slavery.
Some states allowed slavery, but others did not. Many
people felt that slavery should not be allowed anywhere.
The question of whether slavery should be allowed
divided people in the United States. Feelings were strong
on both sides of the issue. People in the Anthony family
were abolitionists. They wanted to abolish, or get rid of,
slavery.
Anthony quit her job and went to live with her
parents in Rochester, New York. She wanted to spend all
her time working against slavery. The Anthony’s house in
Rochester was a meeting place for people who were
fighting to end slavery.
Many abolitionists lived near Rochester. They
helped enslaved African Americans who had escaped
from slavery.
One of the most famous abolitionists in the United
States, Fredrick Douglass, lived in Rochester. Douglass had
escaped from slavery. He often visited the Anthony house.
Douglass and many other abolitionists thought
women should have the same rights as men. Anthony met
many people in Rochester who shared her beliefs in equal
rights.
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2.
How did Anthony feel about slavery? What
information in the story proves how she felt?
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3.
What did Anthony quit her job as a principal to
become? Why?
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Chapter 2
A Young Woman
1.
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Why did Anthony become a teacher?
4.
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Who was the famous abolitionist Susan worked with
and what did they working to do?
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her family, and she was a good writer. She stayed home
and wrote speeches.
Anthony did not like to write, but she was a good
organizer and speaker. She traveled to meetings and
gave the speeches written by Stanton.
Anthony and Stanton wanted New York State to
accept the right of married women to own property and
businesses. They felt that changing the law was an
important step toward equality.
Anthony traveled all over New York in the 1850s. She
slept in cold hotel rooms and traveled through blizzards to
give speeches.
Anthony’s hard work helped. 1860, the New York
State Legislature passed a new law that allowed married
women to own property.
Anthony and Stanton wanted to win justice for all.
That meant men and women, African Americans, and all
other Americans. In 1856, Anthony started to work for the
Anti-Slavery Society in New York State. Both she and
Stanton traveled and made speeches against slavery.
Although many women worked to end slavery, they
were not allowed to become the leaders of antislavery
groups. Anthony and Stanton started a group for women
who wanted to work against slavery. They called it the
Women’s National Loyal League. It was the first political
group in the United States to be formed by women.
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Chapter 3
Justice for All!
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
In March 1851, something happened that change
Anthony’s life. Her friend Amelia Bloomer introduced her to
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton had organized a
women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York, in
1848.
Anthony and Stanton liked each other right away.
For the next 52 years, they worked together to win equal
rights for women in the United States.
Anthony and Stanton made a good team. Each
had something the other did not. Stanton and her
husband had seven children. She wanted to be home with
Chapter 3
Justice for All!
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What did Anthony and Stanton do together for the
next 52 years?
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2.
Why did Anthony and Stanton make a good team?
Use information from the chapter to help you
support your answer.
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Chapter 4
The Right to Vote
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3.
What did they want the state of New York to do?
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In 1860, some slave states tried to leave the United
States. The United States went to war with each other to
keep those states in the country. This was called the Civil
War. After the war ended in 1865, slavery became illegal
in the United States.
Anthony and abolitionists wanted to win the vote for
freed slaves and women. In 1870, new laws recognized
the right of freed African American men to vote.
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4.
What was the name of the women’s group Susan
and Elizabeth formed and what was the purpose of
the group?
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New laws that recognized the right of African
American men to vote did not let women vote, however.
Anthony thought that unless women could vote, they
could never have equal rights under the law. To win the
vote for women, Anthony and Stanton started a new
group. It was called the National Woman Suffrage
Association. Suffrage means the right to vote. Stanton and
Anthony were the first to sign the petition entitled “A
Petition for Universal Suffrage” which gave freed slaves
and women the right to vote.
In 1872, Susan B. Anthony decided that although
women were not allowed to vote, she was going to vote
anyway. She believed that voting was her right. On
November 1, she went to register to vote. After a short
argument, she was allowed to sign up to vote in
Rochester, New York.
Four days later, on Election Day, Anthony voted for
President of the United States. Nobody stopped her. On
November 18, Anthony was arrested. She was accused of
voting illegally. Anthony was told that she would have a
trial before a judge and jury. In the months before her trial,
Anthony traveled around giving a speech called, “Is it a
Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?”
Anthony’s trial took place in June 1873. The judge
would not let her speak. Anthony’s lawyer, however, did a
good job convincing the jury she had not broken the law.
The judge was worried. If the jury said Anthony had
not broken a law, then all women in New York State would
be allowed to vote. He told the jury that they had to say
she had broken the law.
Anthony was told to pay a fine of $100. She said, “I
shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty.”
We know a lot about how women in the United
States won the right to vote because Anthony and
Stanton wrote a series of books. They knew that the
struggle for suffrage was important. They knew that
someday women would be able to vote. They wanted to
leave an accurate record of what they had done to win
suffrage. They called the books “The History of Woman
Suffrage”. The first volume was published in 1881. Anthony
and Stanton worked together for women’s rights for over
50 years.
By the 1890s, Anthony had been working for years.
Her diligence did not end, however.
In 1896, when she was in her seventies, Anthony
traveled to California. She gave speeches along the way.
In California she urged the legislature to recognize
women’s rights to vote.
Younger women learned from her and traveled with
her. They became new leaders in the struggle for voting
rights for American women.
Anthony saw that people were changing their
opinions. In the past, her ideas had angered some people.
Now, people treated her like a hero.
By 1906, four states- Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and
Idaho-had allowed women to vote. Anthony urged other
women to keep up the fight. “Failure is impossible,” she
said.
Chapter 4
The Right to Vote
1.
After the Civil War what did Anthony want for freed
slaves and women?
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5.
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2.
What was the new group Anthony and Stanton
started and what was its purpose?
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6.
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3.
4.
What is the name of the book Anthony and Stanton
published so others would know the work that they
did?
As Anthony traveled making speeches for women’s
rights, how had society’s views changed from when
she first started?
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What does the word suffrage mean?
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What crime did Anthony commit and what made
what she did a crime?
7.
The author said Anthony worked diligently for
women’s rights, why does the author say this? Be
sure to use examples from the passage.
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Chapter 5
Anthony’s Legacy
recognized the right of women to vote even before the
law changed for the whole country.
1820: Adams, Massachusetts
Susan B. Anthony is born.
1872: Rochester, New York
Antony votes for President and is arrested.
1890: Wyoming
Wyoming becomes the first state to recognize the right of
women to vote.
Understanding Character Traits
People show diligence when they work hard over a
long time to achieve a goal. Susan B. Anthony’s diligence
helped end slavery and win equal rights for women.
Justice means fair and equal treatment under the
law. Anthony wanted everyone to have the same rights,
so she worked for justice.
In 1920, the law was changed to allow women in
every state to vote. Anthony did not live to see that day,
but her long years of work help make this happen. Today,
Susan B. Anthony is honored with the Susan B. Anthony
dollar and with a plaque at the National Women’s Hall of
Fame, in Seneca Falls, New York.
The most important reminder of her work, however,
takes place every time women in the United States vote,
run for office, or serve in government. These are the rights
for which Anthony fought. Using those rights is the best way
to keep them.
Susan B. Anthony traveled all over the United States,
giving speeches about women’s suffrage. In order for
women to be able to vote, society’s views about women
had to change and the constitution had to be changed
so that women were viewed as citizens and given the right
to vote just like men. She convinced many people that
women should have the same rights as men. Many states
Susan B. Anthony is honored.
There is a statue of Anthony in Rochester, New York.
In 1979, the Susan B. Anthony silver dollar was issued to
honor Anthony’s work for women’s rights.
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3.
What two ways did the United States honor Susan B.
Anthony’s work?
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Chapter 5
Anthony’s Legacy
1.
2.
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4.
What is Susan B. Anthony most remembered for?
What does the author say is the best way for us to
honor and remember her work?
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5.
What states did she travel to and what did she do in
each state?
In order for women to vote, changes had to be
made to what document?
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Glossary
Abolitionists – people who want to end slavery.
3rd Grade Unit 5 Susan B. Anthony
Multiple Choice Assessment
Convention – a formal meeting where people discuss a
subject they are interested in.
In the 1800s, women did not have the same rights as men. For
example, women could not vote, and they were not allowed to
speak to an audience with men in it. Only a small number of lowpaying jobs were available to women. In most states, a woman
could not own property or keep the money she earned.
To be an independent woman, Susan B. Anthony needed a job.
She was tall, with a strong voice, a straight back, and a sharp
mind. Teaching was one of the few jobs open to women, so
Anthony became a teacher.
Diligence – working hard for a long time.
Independent – being free to make one’s own decisions.
Justice – equal treatment under the law.
Legislature – the law-making part of a government.
Organizer – a person who gets others to work for a shared
goal or cause.
(SS3H2)
1. Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820. She never married. Susan
became a teacher because teaching
A
had been what she always wanted to do
B
used her strong voice and sharp mind
C
was one of the few jobs open to women
D
gave her the same rights as men in 1800
Property – something that is owned.
Quaker – a member of a religion that emphasizes equality
among people.
Register – to place one’s name on an official list to do
something.
(SS3H2)
2. Susan B. Anthony worked as a teacher and a principal for more
than ten years. Then she quit her job to spend all her time as an
abolitionist. This means that Susan B. Anthony
A
gave tests to students
B
worked to end slavery
C
opened her own business
D
attended meetings at church
Slavery - a cruel system in which one person owns and
controls another person.
Suffrage – the right to vote.
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(SS3G2)
3. Susan B. Anthony was a member of a church that widely
supported women having the same rights as men. Her religious
community was
A
Baptist
B
Methodist
C
Presbyterian
D
Quaker
Use the Venn Diagram to answer questions #7 and #8.
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
 not married
 had no children
 married
 liked to travel
 had 7 children
 good organizer
(SS3H2)
4. Slavery is a cruel system in which one person
A
owns another
B
works for another
C
teaches another
D
cares for another
 good speaker
(SS3G2)
5. Anthony lived in Rochester, New York and met many people
there who shared her belief in equal rights. She often visited with
one of the most famous abolitionists living in Rochester, an
escaped slave named
A
Amelia Bloomer
B
Frederick Douglass
C
Adams Massachusetts
D
Hannah Anthony Hoxie
 wanted to be home
 worked for
women’s rights
 good writer
(SS3E1)
7. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton made a good
team. Each had something the other did not, but they both worked
together. For example
A
Anthony presented speeches that Stanton wrote
B
Stanton took care of Anthony’s seven children
C
Anthony stayed home and Stanton made speeches
D
Stanton planned Anthony’s travels in New York
(SS3 H2)
6. Susan B. Anthony fought for many years for women’s suffrage.
What does the word suffrage mean?
A
owning land
B
right to vote
C
being a slave
D
temperance
(SS3H2)
8. In the Venn diagram, the overlapping or middle section shows
information that is true of both women. A comment that could be
placed in the overlapping section of the Venn diagram is
A
honored on a U.S. coin
B
worked as school teachers
C
were childhood friends
D
wrote a series of books
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D
(SS3H2)
9. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed an
organization to promote fair treatment for women. What did they
call the group?
A
National Women Suffrage Association
B
Anti-Slavery Society in New York State
C
Canajoharie Academy Girls’ Department
D
Women’s Rights Convention, 1848
freedom of speech
Use the timeline to answer question #10.
1846 Anthony taught at Canajoharie Academy.
1856, Anthony went to work for the Anti-Slavery Society in New York State.
1906, Anthony died.
1920, Women in all states received right to vote.
1896, Anthony traveled to California, giving speeches.
1870, African American Men received right to vote.
1865, Slavery ended.
1820, Susan B. Anthony was born.
(SS3G2)
10. In her lifetime, Susan B. Anthony saw which of her dreams
fulfilled?
A
fair treatment for all citizens
B
voting rights for women
C
the end of all slavery
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(SS3H2)
11. In 1873 Susan B. Anthony was on trial in New York for
committing a crime. She
A
spoke about rights
B
voted for President
C
helped slaves escape
D
bought some land
Use the chart to answer question #13.
States Where Women Could
Not Vote Before 1920
(SS3G2)
12. Susan B. Anthony said, “There will never be complete equality
until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.”
She was giving a speech about suffrage. In 1920 the equality that
Anthony worked for became law when changes were made to the
A
Mayflower Compact
B
United States Constitution
C
Emancipation Proclamation
D
Declaration of Independence
States Where Women Could
Vote
Before 1920
Arizon
a
Idaho
Monta
na
Oklah
oma
Utah
Alabam
a
Delawa
re
Illinois
Kentuc
ky
Maryla
nd
Mississ
ippi
New
Hamps
hire
North
Carolin
a
Rhode
Island
Texas
Wiscon
sin
Californ
ia
Kansas
Nevada
Oregon
Washin
gton
Colora
do
Michi
gan
New
York
South
Dakot
a
Wyom
ing
Arkansas
Florida
Indiana
Louisiana
Massachu
setts
Missouri
New
Jersey
North
Dakota
South
Carolina
Vermont
Connect
icut
Georgia
Iowa
Maine
Minnes
ota
Nebrask
a
New
Mexico
Ohio
Tenness
ee
Virginia
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13. Many states recognized the right of women to vote even before
the law changed for the whole country. Some states where women
could vote before 1920 were
A
North Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin
B
Oklahoma, South Carolina and Ohio
C
Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Texas
D
California, Michigan, and New York
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(SS3G2)
14. In 1979, the United States government honored Susan B.
Anthony by issuing coins that have her picture on one side. The
silver coin that has her picture is a
A
nickel
B
quarter
C
dollar
D
dime
(SS3CG2)
15. Susan B. Anthony campaigned for almost 55 years to improve
conditions for citizens, such as African Americans and women.
Her hard work demonstrates the character trait known as
A
honesty
B
authority
C
modesty
D
diligence
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