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Susan was born on this day in Adams MA. She grew up in a Quaker family.
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Susan's family moved from Masachusets to Battensville, New York.
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In 1839 Susan had a new position as a Quaker seminary in New Rochelle, New York.
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Susan's attempt to speak at a temperance meeting in Albany prompted her to organize the Woman’s New York State Temperance Society, and pushed Anthony farther in the direction of women’s rights advocacy.
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In 1866 Susan became corresponding secretary of the newly formed American Equal Rights Association.
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In January 1869 Susan organized a woman suffrage convention in Washington, D.C. because she wanted women to have rights.
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In 1900, at age 80, Susan retired from the presidency of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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Susan died on this day in Rochester, New York. She was only 86 years old when she died.