Susan B. Anthony | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/susan-b-anthony/RSS feed for Susan B. AnthonyenFri, 05 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000The Tiny New York Town Where Mediums Give Voice to the Deadhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-tiny-new-york-town-where-mediums-give-voice-to-the-dead-180987270/Lily Dale is home to about 40 mediums who connect thousands of spiritual seekers with their deceased loved onesFri, 05 Sep 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-tiny-new-york-town-where-mediums-give-voice-to-the-dead-180987270/How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwidehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-women-in-new-jersey-gained-and-lostthe-right-to-vote-more-than-a-century-before-the-19th-amendment-granted-suffrage-nationwide-180986930/Vague phrasing in the state’s Revolutionary-era Constitution enfranchised women who met specific property requirements. A 1790 law explicitly allowed female suffrage, but this privilege was revoked in 1807Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:03:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-women-in-new-jersey-gained-and-lostthe-right-to-vote-more-than-a-century-before-the-19th-amendment-granted-suffrage-nationwide-180986930/When Susan B. Anthony and 14 Other Women Were Arrested for Voting Illegally in a Presidential Electionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/susan-b-anthony-and-14-other-women-were-arrested-for-voting-illegally-in-the-presidential-election-on-this-day-in-1872-180985279/After her detainment on this day in 1872, Anthony was found guilty by a federal court. She refused to pay her "unjust" $100 fineMon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/susan-b-anthony-and-14-other-women-were-arrested-for-voting-illegally-in-the-presidential-election-on-this-day-in-1872-180985279/What Did the Suffragists Really Think About Abortion?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-the-suffragists-really-think-about-abortion-180980124/Contrary to contemporary claims, Susan B. Anthony and her peers rarely discussed abortion, which only emerged as a key political issue in the 1960sThu, 26 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-the-suffragists-really-think-about-abortion-180980124/'Suspicious' Fire Destroys Porch at Susan B. Anthony House and Museumhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/suspicious-fire-at-susan-b-anthony-house-museum-180978774/Authorities are investigating the blaze, which left the New York landmark's historic interior and contents largely unscathedWed, 29 Sep 2021 16:02:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/suspicious-fire-at-susan-b-anthony-house-museum-180978774/Forgotten 20th-Century Photography Studio Found in New York Attichttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-finds-century-old-photos-attic-including-portrait-susan-b-anthony-180976922/The sealed-off space contained original portraits of suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady StantonFri, 05 Feb 2021 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/man-finds-century-old-photos-attic-including-portrait-susan-b-anthony-180976922/Why Women Bring Their 'I Voted' Stickers to Susan B. Anthony's Grave https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-women-bring-their-i-voted-stickers-susan-b-anthonys-grave-180958847/This year, visitors will find a clear plastic covering protecting the fragile marble headstoneWed, 20 Apr 2016 16:36:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-women-bring-their-i-voted-stickers-susan-b-anthonys-grave-180958847/For Susan B. Anthony, Getting Support for Her 'Revolution' Meant Taking on an Unusual Allyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/susan-anthony-getting-support-revolution-taking-on-an-unusual-ally-180958480/Suffragists Anthony and Cady Stanton found common cause in a wealthy man named George Francis Train who helped to fund their newspaperThu, 24 Mar 2016 17:57:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/susan-anthony-getting-support-revolution-taking-on-an-unusual-ally-180958480/