Suffrage Movement Rallies: Anthony and Stanton Found Their Association
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) in New York on May 15, 1869, dedicated to winning voting rights through a federal constitutional amendment. The organization split from Lucy Stone's American Woman Suffrage Association, which pursued a state-by-state strategy. The rift lasted 21 years before the two groups merged in 1890 as the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Anthony illegally voted in the 1872 presidential election and was arrested, tried, and fined $100, which she refused to pay. She and Stanton devoted their lives to the cause but neither lived to see it succeed: Stanton died in 1902, Anthony in 1906. The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920, 14 years after Anthony's death.
May 15, 1869
157 years ago
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