susan brownell anthony

Thân thiện

Susan Brownell Anthony gives a speech about women's right to vote.

Definition

Proper noun * Susan Brownell Anthony: A United States suffragist (1820-1906). She was a pivotal leader in the American women's suffrage movement, dedicating her life to campaigning for women's right to vote and other social reforms.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Susan Brownell Anthony co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.
  • The biography detailed the lifelong activism of Susan Brownell Anthony.
  • A U.S. dollar coin was minted in honor of Susan Brownell Anthony.

Advanced Usage

• "Anthony Amendment": A historical term for what later became the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. The nickname honors her central role in the campaign.
  • Activists fought for decades to pass the Anthony Amendment.

Variants and Related Words

• Suffragist (noun): A person who advocates for the extension of suffrage, especially to women.
• Suffrage (noun): The right to vote in political elections.

Synonyms

• Suffragist
• Women's rights activist
• Reformer

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Nineteenth Amendment: The amendment to the U.S. Constitution (ratified in 1920) prohibiting the denial of the right to vote based on sex, which was the ultimate goal of Anthony's work.
• National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA): An organization co-founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to advocate for a constitutional amendment for women's suffrage.

Học thuật

Noun

1. United States suffragist (1820-1906)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Anthony
• Susan Anthony
• Susan B. Anthony
• Susan Brownell Anthony