Susan B. Anthony
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Susan B. Anthony ( 1820 – 1906) would face a criminal trial for casting a vote in New York in 1872.
United States v. Susan B. Anthony
Ms. Anthony argued that the recently adopted 14th Amendment gave women the right to vote in federal elections.
On November 1, 1872, Anthony and 50 women went into an election office set inside a barbershop and demanded to be registered to vote.
