In 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted in the presidential election illegally. Anthony was arrested and tried unsuccessfully to fight the charges. She ended up being fined $100. She never paid the fine.
Essential Facts
Was raised in a Quaker household where activism was a tradition
Led the abolitionist movement by making speeches for the cause
Worked closely with Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the temperance movement and the women's suffrage movement
Co-founded a women's journal, The Revolution
Campaigned for the right for women to own their own property and to keep their own wages
