In the 19th century she helped women gain the right to vote. In the 20th century her likeness adorned an American coin. Who was she?

As one of the most prominent leaders of the women's suffrage movement, Susan B. Anthony dedicated her life to securing the right to vote for women in the United States. A tireless organizer, speaker, and writer, she co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with her close collaborator, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in 1869. Throughout the latter half of the 19th century, she traveled the country, delivering powerful speeches and organizing campaigns, becoming the face of the movement.

Her commitment to the cause was so profound that in 1872, she was arrested for casting a ballot in the presidential election in her hometown of Rochester, New York. Although she was convicted of illegal voting, she refused to pay the fine, and her trial brought national attention to the suffrage cause. While Anthony did not live to see her dream realized, her work laid the essential groundwork for victory. The Nineteenth Amendment, which finally granted women the right to vote in 1920, was widely known as the "Susan B. Anthony Amendment" in her honor.

Nearly six decades later, her legacy was immortalized in a new way. In 1979, the United States Mint released the Susan B. Anthony dollar, making her the first non-fictitious woman to be depicted on a circulating U.S. coin. This 20th-century tribute recognized her immense 19th-century contributions, cementing her status as a pivotal figure in the long fight for equality and civil rights in American history.