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=My 19th Century Hero Project=

Hero; A hero is someone who swoops in when everything is about to fall apart & in your eyes "fixes" everything. Sometimes heros do heroic things without trying to just because it's the right thing, even if they have to struggle to do so. We defenitley need heros, no not the superman or batman kind, but the everyday kind that makes a difference, even if they don't realize it.

Intro; My whole life I have always gotten the same priviledges as the boys around me. In fact, for my generation it's not odd to see woman running companies, woman going to college, or even woman running for president. People have become acusstomed to woman having power, and sometimes even over-powering men. What I often don't realize is that, things weren't always this way. It's easy to take things for granted, when they've always been this way. It's kind of shocking that at one time woman couldn't even vote, and now a woman is running for president. You can mainly thank Susan B. Anthony for that.

Life into Perspective; Susan be Anthony was born on February 15, 1820 to a Quaker family in Adams, Massachusetts. Her family later moved to Battenville, New York when she was six years old. All through her young life she grew up in a moderatly strict religious household and soon grew into a very self-rightous individual. Her father was shunned by the Quaker's for permitting more "liberal" Quaker behavior. In 1846, Susan B. Anthony began teaching at Canajoharie Academy and taught their for fifteen years. Anthony wanted equals rights for everyone on many different levels. For 45 years, she traveled all across the United States and Europe. She gave about 75-100 speeches each year focusing on women's rights. She wanted better and more equal education for woman and for African Americans. She was involved in numerous groups such as the American Anti-Slavery Society, the first American Woman's Rights Convention, the Equal Rights Association, and founded the National Woman's Suffrage Association. All of these probably sound like a bunch of different names, but the sole purpose was to provide equalness to all, whether it be women of African Americans.

Legacy; I think in general most people know Susan B. Anthony as the "woman's rights lady." I've always known the name Susan B. Anthony, mentioned here and their throughout my life, but I never knew exactly what she did. I think everytime a woman pulls down that lever in the voting machine, that is Anthony's legacy. I think everytime a African American or a woman goes to college, that is Susan B. Anthony's legacy.

Advice for Today's Youth; I think Susan B. Anthony would tell today's youth that you can't let anything hold you down. Not your family, not even your religion. Throughout her life the Quaker religioun restrained her from doing a lot of things that she wanted to. In her adult life, she distanced herself from the Quaker religion and was able to express herself more freely. Also, she would tell today's youth that nothing is impossible. She probably never thought it was possible, that a woman from Massachusetts with seemingly no importance could make such a difference in many woman's and African America's lives.

My Hero Entry; [|Link to My Submission]

=Susan B. Anthony-A 19th Century Hero= "The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball -- the further I am rolled the more I gain." Sometimes, the greatest things can be accomplished, without even having to think about it, without even having to plan anything out. The greatest of heroes, don't plan everything out the night before or dream of the glory and fame they will achieve. The greatest heroes are the ones that swoop in when everything is falling apart, not because they want praise but because it's something that they have to do to feel content with themselves. They are the ones that always swoop in, and make a difference, when nobody else can.

I honestly don't think Susan B. Anthony gave much thought to her opinion on woman's rights. All throughout her life she had been discriminated against as a female so it never was a question of should I fight for woman's rights, or should I just sit there. It was something that she needed to do. She was extremely self-righteous. Maybe this self righteousness came from the fact that she lived a childhood without toys, and was refused learning in the classroom for being a female. Woman in the 1800's were so oppressed that it was bound to come to a head after awhile. This is the perfect timing for Susan B. Anthony to swoop in and start making a difference. She attended the Woman's Rights Convention and further gave hope when she founded the National Women's Suffrage Association. For 15 years she taught school but her determination could not be wasted on teaching because she was meant for so much more. She was meant to make a difference.

Nothing could Get in Susan B. Anthony's way. She didn't even give up when she was arrested for illegally voting in the presidential election. She didn't give up when she wasn't allowed to attend conventions because she was a female. Nothing, could stop her, and their was no question in her mind of stopping. Susan B. Anthony made such a difference in so many woman's lives due to her determination. A lot of woman didn't have the courage to do anything, they were too scared, and they probably thought it was impossible to do. Many woman were loosing hope, until Susan B. Anthony came along.

In society today it is so ordinary to see woman on the news, woman in politics, woman teaching a classroom full of students, even woman stocking the shelves at the grocery store. Truth be told, if someone from the 1800s saw woman doing these things they would probably fall over in schock. When Susan B. Anthony, started her woman's rights movement I don't think she expected the results to be so momentous. I think she was just a woman, that wouldn't be happy until something was done. She didn't want fame, she just wanted some equality. That's a true hero to me.


 * [|Susan B. Anthony House]
 * [|Susan B. Anthony on Wikipedia]
 * [|Susan B. Anthony Woman in History]
 * [|Susan B. Anthony Quotes]

Oral Presentation

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 * 1) You will have a maximum of three minutes.
 * 2) You must speak in first person.
 * 3) You must have at least one prop.
 * 4) You must include your definition of a hero, why your person fits your definition and should be considered the greatest American Hero
 * 5) You must use one quote from the person
 * 6) You must give advice to the audience on how to solve a current problem
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Good Morning/Afternoon, my name is Susan Brownell Anthony, and I lived far before your time. Some people, you could say, consider me a hero for all the work that I did in the 1800's for equality for all. Never, in my dreams could I have imagined the changes that would come from my woman's rights movement and my help to abolish slavery. I think that a hero is defenitley somebody who helps when everybody else has lost hope. Not too sound conceited, but that's exactly what I did. When everybody else was hopeless, I decided to not just sit there and try to make a change. b