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Born：Susan Brownell Anthony February 15, 1820 Adams, Massachusetts Died：March 13, 1906 Rochester, New York Occupation：Suffragist, womens rights advocate Signature： Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century womens rights movement to introduce womens suffrage into the United States. She was co-founder of the first Womens Temperance Movement with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as President. She also co-founded the womens rights journal, The Revolution. She traveled the United States and Europe, and averaged 75 to 100 speeches per year. She was one of the important advocates in leading the way for womens rights to be acknowledged and instituted in the American government. Early life Susan B. Anthony was born to Daniel Anthony and Lucy Read and raised in West Grove, Adams, Massachusetts. She was the second oldest of seven childrenGuelma Penn , Hannah Lapham , Daniel Read , Mary Stafford , Eliza Tefft , and Jacob Merritt . One brother, publisher Daniel Read Anthony, would become active in the anti-slavery movement in Kansas, while a sister, Mary Stafford Anthony, became a teacher and a womans rights activist. Anthony remained close to her sisters throughout her life. Susan B. Anthonys birthplaceHer earliest American ancestors were the immigrants John Anthony , who was from Hempstead, Essex, and his wife, Susanna Potter , who was from London, Middlesex. | 
