What did Susan B. Anthony do?

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906) was a pioneering American social reformer who dedicated her life to WOMEN'S RIGHTS and CIVIL RIGHTS. Either answer is acceptable on the USCIS test. Her primary cause was women's SUFFRAGE — the right to vote. She co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869 with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. In 1872, she was arrested for voting in the presidential election (women could not yet legally vote). She traveled and lectured extensively, often facing hostility, to advocate for the right of women to vote, own property, and participate fully in civic life. Anthony also worked for the ABOLITION OF SLAVERY before the Civil War and supported civil rights for African Americans. She did not live to see women gain the right to vote — the 19TH AMENDMENT (1920) was ratified 14 years after her death, but is sometimes called the 'Anthony Amendment' in her honor. Her image appears on the U.S. dollar coin (Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1979-1981; 1999).