On February 15, 1820, Susan Brownwell Anthony was born into a Quaker family in Adams, Massachusetts. Susan B. Anthony, later on in the years to come, became an abolitionist and a women's rights leader. She influenced the reconstruction period and the Civil War by publishing a newspaper, speaking out about what she believed in and by working on the Underground Railroad. Susan B. Anthony did many first in her time that were very new to her and …showed first 75 words of 473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 473 total…great cause. But the most important reason is the fact that she fought for the rights of women everywhere. Susan B. Anthony had a few things that helped push the North and South apart. One of the things was about her views on slavery and her working on the Underground Railroad. However, even though Susan B. Anthony wanted equal rights for all, she devoted her entire life's work to getting women the rights they deserve.