The Woman Who Dared to Vote: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony

by N.E.H. Hull

Book Overview

Just as the polls opened on November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony arrived and filled out her "ticket" for the various candidates. But before it could be placed in the ballot box, a poll watcher objected, claiming her action violated the laws of New York and the state constitution. Anthony vehemently protested that as a citizen of the United States and the state of New York she was entitled to vote under the Fourteenth Amendment. The poll watchers gave...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 070061849X
• ISBN13: 9780700618491
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"