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"This book for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker's life. Full-color photographs and a timeline depict each step in the road to change, from Susan B. Anthony's early life as a Quaker through her friendship with Elizabeth Stanton and her work for women's right to vote. A glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--

Intro -- Contents -- 1: Arrested for Voting -- 2: A Quaker Upbringing -- 3: The Power of Reform -- 4: Breaking Down Fences -- 5: The American Civil War and Its Aftermath -- 6: A Tower Strength -- 7: A New Generation of Women -- 8: A Life Gone, but Not Forgotten -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Further Resources -- Picture Credits -- Index -- About the Author.

Cover -- SUSAN B. ANTHONY -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Preface to the NYU Classics Edition -- Prologue -- 1. The Rise of a Common Woman -- 2. To Marry or Not to Be a Wife -- 3. "Woman Must Take to Her Soul a Purpose" -- 4. A Passion for Justice -- 5. The Woman's Enlightenment -- 6. Which Slaves' Emancipation? -- 7. The Male Betrayal -- 8. Reformers versus Radicals -- 9. The Vagaries of Love -- 10. Convicted of Being a Woman -- 11. The Unity of Women-At What Cost? -- 12. A Grand Old Age -- 13. "Failure Is Impossible" -- Epilogue -- Postscript: On Women's Biography -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Perhaps the best-known suffragist in US history, Susan B. Anthony was a great believer in equal rights for all. She grew up in an abolitionist family and carried those teachings throughout her life, advocating for equal labor laws, education, and, of course, women's right to vote. The details of Susan B. Anthony's incredible biography will fascinate readers as they also learn about the time period in which she lived. Historical images will immerse them in the world of the late 1800s, when women didn't yet have a voice in our government

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Susan B. Anthony -- When and where were you born? -- How did your family spend their time? -- What did you do when you finished school? -- Did you start to make speeches then? -- What did you see at the New York convention? -- What did you do to gain more rights for women? -- What results came about because of your work? -- What steps did you take next? -- How did you take a stand in 1872? -- What happened after you were arrested? -- What did you do after going to court? -- How did your life and work make a difference? -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further Information -- Index -- Photo Acknowledgments -- Back Cover

"On a spring day in 1851, a meeting between two women would later shape U.S. history. Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton met in Seneca Falls, New York, and soon kindled a friendship. This engaging volume reveals how Stanton and Anthony's teamwork played a principal role in advancing the women's rights movement in the United States. Primary sources, intriguing fact boxes, and eye-catching historical images cast light on these two important figures of American history with a special focus on their influential friendship"--

This collection of essays explores the diversity of thought and action in women's involvement in 19th-century reform movements, especially those promoting women's rights, racial equality, and temperance. The essays in the volume are the result of a conference held in 2006 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Susan B. Anthony's death