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  1. Susan B. Anthony Asks People to Sympathize with Slaves
    date January 1, 1859map NEW YORK, New Yorktags Anti-slavery, Women's Right

    Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 into a Quaker family full of activist traditions. According to the Susan B. Anthony House, in 1845, after moving to Rochester the family became very active in the anti-slavery movement. Ignoring opposition and abuse, she traveled and campaigned for the abolition of slavery and women's rights to their own property and earnings. She also campaigned for women's labor...