Anthony was born in 1820, and passed away at age 86 at her home in Rochester New York. She gave many speeches to the public for the NWSA, even some that were written by other leaders in the suffrage movement (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). Anthony was such a popular face for the suffrage movement that the 19th amendment was almost named after her. Her impact on society was crucial to the passage of the 19th amendment, 14 years after her death. (10)
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Stanton was considered "the Mother of Woman's Rights" and was without a doubt the most influential person of the suffrage movement. She helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention, developed significant documents and papers, gave countless lectures and speeches to promote suffrage, and served as the president of the NWSA for two years. Stanton's initiative, along with the other 3 major suffragist leaders, is the reason women have equal rights in today's society. (5)
Lucretia Mott
Mott was born in 1793 in Massachusetts, and passed away in 1880 in Pennsylvania. Although she focused mainly on the anti-slavery and religious freedom movement, she contributed a lot to the suffrage movement. Mott published a very influential book titled Discourse on Woman (1850), and helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention. Pictured with Lucretia is her husband James Mott who also attended the Seneca Falls Convention and supported the suffrage movement. (2)
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Frederick Douglass
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Frederick Douglass was a well known suffrage advocate, speaking out at the Seneca Falls Convention in favor of suffrage when many others refused to. As an editor at the North Star he used his position to first bring the movement to the national stage. Working with the Stanton led faction of Women's suffrage, he pushed the ideas of feminism. Yet during the ratification of the 15th Amendment he split with the group because he believed there was not enough support for Universal Suffrage, when compared to extending suffrage to black men only. He feared losing it on both accounts. (7)
Carrie Nation
Carrie Nation joined the temperance movement in 1890 when the Supreme Court ruled that alcohol could be imported in its "original packages" from other states. This limited the effectiveness of prohibition laws in places such as her home state, Kansas. She believed that saloons were illegal and thus should be punished. She would enter saloons in stark clothing, hurling verbal biblical tresties at those present. She would also smash open the stock and furniture in the bar with a hatchet. Thus she highlights women's involvement with other movements besides the fight for suffrage. (13)
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Lucy Stone
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Stone played an integral part in the fight for women's suffrage. She organized the first national Women's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, and gave several speeches across the United States on equal rights. Even though she was fighting for the same cause, sadly, Stone's support of the 15th amendment left her and the other three suffrage movement leaders at a discord. However, Stone still continued to support and motivate the equal rights movement wherever she went. (8)