Susan B. Anthony: “The Status of Woman, Past, Present, and Future” (1897)
In all her speeches and writings, Susan B. Anthony displayed her single-minded devotion to the cause of women’s rights—particularly the right to vote. Over the years, she honed her arguments until the success of the cause of suffrage and women’s rights became inevitable. This major shift in public opinion was the result in large part of Anthony’s carefully crafted arguments. In her 1897 article for Arena magazine, “The Status of Woman, Past, Present, and Future,” Anthony reflects on the efforts to change the status of women that had taken place since the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 and encourages women to continue to work together to gain the vote.
