Susan Brownell Anthony
"Women must not depend upon the protection of a man,
but must be taught to protect herself."
-Susan B. Anthony
Susan
Brownell Anthony was born on February 15,
In
1853, Anthony created the Women's State Temperance Society. She was also part
of the American Anti-Slavery Society from 1856 until 1861, formed the Women's
Loyal League in 1863 for slave emancipation, and also founded the National
Woman's Suffrage Association with her colleague, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in
1869. Anthony and Stanton published a newspaper called "The
Revolution," sending out the word for women's rights, saying "Men their
rights and nothing more, women their rights and nothing less." Also in
1870, she founded and became president of the Workingwomen's Central
Association.
In
1878, Anthony wrote the Susan B. Anthony amendment, which on August 18,
1920, after her death, turned into the 19th Amendment, giving women the right
to vote. She also founded the International Council of Women, made up of 48
countries, in 1888, the National Woman's Suffrage Association in 1890 (of which
she was president until 1900), and the International Woman Suffrage Council in
1904. She was also able to make the
Anthony
died on March 13,
COMPREHENSION
1. Complete the
following table with the events that correspond with the dates given below.
Date |
Event |
a)
1820 |
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b)
1827 |
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c)
1845 |
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d)
1849 |
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e)
1853 |
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f)
1863 |
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g)
1890 |
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h)
1900 |
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i)
1906 |
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j)
1979 |
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2. Decide if these
statements are true or false; then, justify your answer.
a. Susan Brownell Anthony was a member of the Rochester Branch of the
Daughters of Temperance.
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b. The Rochester Branch of the Daughters of Temperance a group
dedicated to prohibiting slavery.
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c. Susan Brownell Anthony founded the National Woman's
Suffrage Association before the creation of Women's Loyal League
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d. Susan Brownell Anthony had been a teacher for 15 years.
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e. Susan Brownell Anthony had been a part of the American
Anti-Slavery Society for 5 years.
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3. Answer the
following questions in your own words as far as possible.
a. What were Susan Brownell
Anthony’s last words?
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b. What did Susan Brownell Anthony do for the
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c.
What did Susan Brownell Anthony lead?
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d.
Why was a dollar coin created for Susan Brownell Anthony?
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4. Put the words between
brackets before the appropriate definition/ meaning.
(Leadership, dedicated, emancipation, amendment,
suffrage, pneumonia, honor, temperance, chant, revolution)
a……………………………….: A
situation in which people completely change their government or political
system.
b……………………………….: The right to vote.
c……………………………….: The respect
that people have for someone who achieves something great, is very powerful, or
behaves in a way that is morally right.
d……………………………….: A serious illness affecting your lungs that
makes it difficult hard for you to breathe.
e……………………………….: The
practice of not drinking alcohol and the belief that it is wrong to do so.
f……………………………….: The
process of giving freedom and rights to someone=LIBERATION.
g……………………………….: Made or
used for just one purpose.
h……………………………….: A word or
phrase that people keep shouting or singing many times.
i…………………………….….: A change
made to a law or agreement.
j ……………………………….: The positon of being in charge of an organization, country etc.
5. Find in the text
the antonyms of the following words.
a. Allowing (paragraph 1) #…………………………….
b. Responsibilities (paragraph 2) #…………………………….
6. What do the underlined
words in the text refer to?
a.
Their (paragraph 2) :…………………….……………
b.
Which (paragraph 3) :…………………….……………