Download or read book Fighting for Equal Rights written by Maryann N. Weidt and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2004-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born a Quaker, Susan B. Anthony grew up being taught that women were equal to men. During her lifetime, she was a teacher, a newspaperwoman, and an activist. She worked to further many causes such as the temperance, the abolitionist, and women's rights movements. Although she didn't live to see her dreams of women's suffrage come true, her tireless dedication to the cause was crucial to its success.