Anthony recognized that many of the legal disabilities women faced were the result of their inability to vote.Īnthony worked tirelessly her whole adult life fighting for the right to vote, and she was instrumental in bringing the issue to the forefront of American consciousness. More than any other woman of her time, Susan B.
(Records of the Women’s Bureau, National Archives) Anthony, surrounded by images of other suffragists. The September page for the Centennial Calendar features this ca. Hancock in the National Archives History Office and was originally published in November 2019. September’s featured image is of Susan B. Join us in 2020 as we commemorate this centennial year with 12 stories from our holdings for you to save, print, or share. The 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, but this landmark event was neither the beginning nor the end of the story for women and their struggle for the right to vote.
