Susan's parents predominantly homeschooled her. Anthony's views on abolition and suffrage. As such, their home was often a meeting place for other abolitionists, most prominently Fredrick Douglass. As the daughter of Quakers, she was brought up with the belief that everyone is equal.ĭue to the economic depression, the Anthonys moved to Rochester, New York. One of seven children born to Lucy Read Anthony and Daniel Anthony. Susan Brownell Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts, on February 15th, 1820. Anthony, History of Woman Suffrage, CC-PD-Mark, Wikimedia Commons Susan B Anthony - Early Life Egalitarianism is a school of thought in which everyone should be considered equal and be given the same opportunities.įigure 1.
