Born February 15, 1820
Adams, Massachusetts

Died March 13, 1906
Rochester, New York

Activist for women's rights, abolition of slavery, and temperance

"The true republic—men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."

Susan B. Anthony was an early and longtime activist for women's rights and a leader of the American woman's suffrage (right to vote) movement. She spoke throughout the country, was arrested once for voting, helped start a magazine, contributed to the compilation of a multivolume history of the women's suffrage movement, and supported temperance (abstaining from alcohol) and the abolition of slavery through speeches and petitions. In honor of her tireless work and achievements, Anthony's image was chosen for a new dollar coin in 1979, making her the first woman to be depicted on U.S. currency.