Date of Birth:
February 15, 1820
Birthplace:
Adams, Massachusetts
Family Background:
The second of eight children, Susan was born into a strict Quaker family. Susan learned to read and write at the age of three, as her father was a stern man who believed in a strong education--even for his daughters. Most women did not receive a formal education during Susan's childhood.
Achievements:
Teacher, leader of women's suffrage movement, prolific speaker, helped found the National Women's Suffrage Movement and served as president.
Speech Excerpt:
"...It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men..."
Last words:
"Failure is Impossible."
Died:
March 13, 1906 in 1906 of pneumonia and heart failure.
