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Susan B. Anthony

Suffragist and social reformer. Tried in 1873 for voting illegally.

“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.”

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Speech delivered after her arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential election.

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1873-01-01

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