What arguments does Susan B. Anthony make?

After her indictment, Anthony gave her famous On Womens Right to Vote speech. In the speech, Anthony invoked the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, pointing out that it addresses We, the people, and not We, the male citizens. She argued that those countries that denied women the right to vote were oligarchies .

What are some awards Susan B. Anthony won?

Susan B. Anthony did not receive any awards while she was alive. Many awards have been named after her, however.

What was Anthony's main argument?

Rather than arguing that women should receive rights they do not have, instead Anthony argues that the Constitution already guarantees women the right to vote .

What was Susan B. Anthony fighting against?

As an abolitionist, she gained fame for her impassioned speeches railing against slavery, a rare activity for women of her time. Anthony joined the temperance movement against alcohol, and through it began to agitate for women's rights and woman suffrage .

What did Susan B. Anthony argue for?

She'd stand for hours to get signatures on petitions asking for women's rights . But Anthony wanted everyone to have equal rights, so in 1856 she joined the anti-slavery movement as an abolitionist, which were people who argued against slavery.

What obstacles did Susan B. Anthony face when trying to vote?

In 1852, Anthony joined the fight to vote. Although she faced tragedies and hardships such as discrimination, objectification, and oppression , she emerged triumphant with suffrage for women.

Which statement would Susan B. Anthony most likely agree to?

Expert-Verified Answer Susan B. Anthony would most likely agree with the statement that voting can't be illegal for women because it's already allowed by law . The correct option is C. Anthony was a staunch advocate for women's suffrage and believed that the right to vote was inherently protected by the Constitution.

What evidence does Anthony offer to support her thesis or argument?

Anthony proves she committed no crime by citing the Constitution and analyzing its meaning . She highlights the opening line, “We the people” and uses this as a springboard for her evidence saying that the question is not about whether women can vote, but about whether women are people which clearly, they are.

2023-24 Annual Report - Susan B. Anthony Center (2024)

Our Mission

The Susan B. Anthony Center works to bring awareness to and advocate for social justice and equality. We work in collaboration with the University community and partner with a wide range of local, national, and international organizations to fulfill our goal of translating research into policy. We conduct this work in the spirit of Susan B. Anthony, who fought tirelessly throughout her life for the betterment of disenfranchised populations.

Administrative Team

Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD (she/her/hers), Director
John Cullen, PhD (he/him/his), Associate Director
Sebastian Szczebiot, MA
Kirsten Buscetto, MS ’17W (she/her/hers), Assistant Director

Student Team

Siddharth Narsipur ’26 (he/him/his)
Michelle Rojas ’25 (she/her/hers)
Ariel Greenberg ’27 (she/her/hers)
Athena Haq ’27 (she/her/hers)

Annual Susan B. Anthony Legacy and Leadership Awards

The Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards are a more than 75 year plus tradition honoring exceptional women in the University of Rochester community.

We present the awards annually at the Legacy Awards Ceremony, which we held this year on April 13th, 2024. The event included a breakfast buffet and ceremony to honor the 2024 award winners.

Read more about the winners and their biographies here.

Events and Programs

AgeWise Webinar Series

The AgeWise Webinars are a series of discussions around empowering older adults for lifelong well-being, with an aim of helping older adults live safe and fulfilling lives. Over several weeks in June, we held 3 enriching webinars, exploring different themes from elder abuse to building supporting networks.

Read more about the webinars and the recordings here.

Left on Pearl Film Screening & Panel Discussion

The Susan B Anthony Advisory Board held a special screening of Susie Rivo’s award-winning documentary Left on Pearl in honor of Women’s History Month!

Left on Pearl is a 55-minute documentary about a highly significant but little-known event in the history of the women’s liberation movement, the 1971 takeover and occupation of a Harvard University-owned building by hundreds of Boston area women. The 10-day occupation of 888 Memorial Drive by women demanding a Women’s Center and low-income housing for the community in which the building stood, embodied within it many of the hopes, triumphs, conflicts, and tensions of Second Wave feminism.

2023 Stanton/Anthony Conversations – Self, Family, and Work: Women Navigating Criminal Law

The Susan B. Anthony Center in partnership with local and state bar associations hosted an event that focused on the American Bar Association’s Women In Criminal Justice Task Force work regarding the underrepresentation of women in the criminal sector. Findings suggest barriers to entry, discrimination, burnout, a lack of resources, and survival.

The event included a woman defense attorney and author, Claudia Trupp ’89 (UR Alum), as keynote speaker, followed by a women defense attorney panel. Ms. Trupp’s book, Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes: A Mother’s Tales of Law and Disorder, speaking to not just attorneys practicing in criminal law, but how women facing difficult professions balance self-care, parenting, partnering and life.

Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD, Center Director, moderated the session.

A meet-and-greet reception concluded the event. Ms. Trupp signed the book during the reception.

International Women’s Day Panel and Q&A

We held an inspiring event panel and Q&A session at the beautiful Perkins Mansion in Rochester to celebrate International Women’s Day!

Our event, set against the backdrop of the picturesque Perkins Mansion in Rochester, NY, was a celebration of the resilience, achievements, and contributions of women around the world. We were honored to host a diverse panel of influential speakers who shared their remarkable stories, experiences, and insights, leaving us all motivated and empowered.

Pre-Law Information Session

We held a talk with several students who learnt about legal careers, internships, and the law school application process from our director, Professor Catherine Cerulli, J.D., Ph.D.!

Organized by the Advisory Board.

Equal Pay Day 2024

Equal Pay Day marks how far into this year women must work to earn what men earned last year. Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.

The Center created and shared a number of informative graphics and posters around campus and on our social media platforms.

Sex and Chocolate Carnival

The Center hosted a booth at the annual Sex and Chocolate Carnival, organized by University Health, and educated students with a fun truth or dare game about common safe sex practices. We also shared flyers and information sheets with resources on easily accessing Plan B and other contraceptives on campus.

LGBTQ Resource Fair

Student Programs

SBAC Ambassadors

The Susan B. Anthony Center (SBAC) Ambassadors program works to connect University students to the Rochester community through volunteer work at local nonprofit service organizations. SBAC Ambassadors help agencies with volunteer needs at one-day events or on short-term projects such as fundraising walks and dinners and inventory organization. By supporting agencies in this capacity, students help organizations by providing extra support to enable them to fulfill their goals, such as programming, raising funds, and serving clients.

This year we held six volunteer opportunities for students:

September 23 – House of Mercy
9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Helped with lunch preparation for guests.

October 21 – Susan B Anthony House & Musuem
9:00 am- 12:00 pm
Helped clean outdoor space and prepare grounds for winter.

December 11 – Catholic Charities
10:00am – 1:00pm
Created tie off blankets for local refugee families.

February 10th & 17th – SewGreen Rochester
12:00pm – 4:00pm

April 13th – Center For Youth
9:00am – 11:00am
Sudents helped organize baby cloths

During summer and fall 2023, the Center’s Assistant Director for Student Engagement spearheaded an initiative to evaluate our Ambassadors Volunteer Program. The initiative involved recruiting current and past student volunteers to participate in a focus group aimed at assessing the program’s strengths and areas for improvement. Through this effort, we were able to recruit seven current and former students and held a total of four focus groups.

Feedback from the participants revealed a unanimous appreciation for the program as they were glad to have opportunities to engage in the needs of the Rochester community, and felt it gave them a platform to help others off campus and fostered personal growth. Participants also felt the program allowed them to connect with fellow students they would not have interacted with otherwise. Participants highlighted the program’s role in providing opportunities to continue volunteering throughout their college career as they felt there was a lack of other community engagement initiatives offered through campus departments and offices.

Two primary areas for improvement emerged from the discussions. First was the need to increase outreach efforts on campus to raise better awareness of the program and encourage more students to volunteer. Second was the idea to offer long-term or recurring volunteer opportunities as participants expressed the desire to help non-profits on a continual basis. The Assistant Director found the insights from the focus groups confirmed the program as a valuable initiative on campus as it encourages and increases student engagement in volunteerism while
benefiting the Rochester area community.

Feedback was also beneficial in identifying ways to enhance
the program’s reach and effectiveness. While the feedback was largely similar among participants, it provided a comprehensive understanding of the program’s impact on students and potential possibilities for future development.

SBAC Advisory Board

To increase student input and involvement in our work of bringing awareness to, and advocating for, social justice and equity, we established the Student Advisory Board (SAB) for undergraduates in spring 2015. The SBAC board helps align SBAC programming with students’ local, national, and international advocacy efforts.

Board members focus on important issues, including but not limited to, feminism, gender based violence prevention, leadership, empowerment, LGBTQ+ issues and allyship, and providing a voice to marginalized groups on and off campus. Sebastian Szczebiot advises the board, and this year’s advisory board comprised 8 students from various disciplines and degree programs.

Luyi Han ’26
Aliza Lopez ’27
Ahmet Latif Colak ’27
Athena Haq ’27
Pooja Kanyadan ’27
Zhan Shu ’24
Maria Aversano ’24
Elysse Eng ’27

Apart from organizing the film screening & law school discussion (see above), the team held a “Sandwich Seva” in April, where they partnered with the Hindu Student Associative (HSA) and distributed free sandwiches and drinks at the Transitional Living Program.

Resources

Trans@UR Handbook

We released a new and updated version of our Trans@UR handbook, a guide to help transgender, non-binary and/or gender expansive students navigate social, administrative, and medical gender affirmation while a tending the University of Rochester (UR) and living in the Rochester community.

Read it here!

Elder Abuse Awareness Toolkit

The Center collected a series of resources related to Elder Abuse as part of our AgeWise Webinar Series including papers, research studies, books and more!

Check it out here!

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Written by Sebastian Szczebiot & Siddharth Narsipur