Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) is considered one of the most influential figures in the women's suffrage movement of her time. generation and became an icon of the women's suffrage movement. Anthony is known for traveling the country giving speeches, circulating petitions, and organizing a local women's rights organization. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts. After the Anthony family moved to Rochester, New York in 1845, they became active in the anti-slavery movement, gaining more supporters across the country. In 1848, Susan B. Anthony was working as a teacher in Canajoharie, New York and became involved in the teachers' union when she discovered that male teachers were paid more monthly than female teachers. Her parents and sister Marry attended the 1848 Rochester Woman's Rights Convention, held on August 2. Anthony's experience with the teachers union, anti-slavery reforms, and Quaker education laid the foundation for a career in women's rights reform. In 1853, Anthony campaigned for women's property rights in New York. York State, speaking at meetings, collecting signatures for petitions and lobbying the state legislature. Anthony had been circulating a petition regarding married women and their right to property and women's right to vote. She addressed the National Women's Rights Convention in 1854 to urge more campaigns for greater support. In 1856, Anthony became a public figure in the American Anti-Slavery Society by organizing meetings, giving speeches, putting up posters, and distributing flyers. In her time, she encountered hostile crowds, armed threats, and objects thrown at her. At the National Women's Rights Convention of 1856, Anthony served on the affairs committee and spoke about the need to distribute printed matter about women...... middle of document ......d women have more rights/privileges. For example, economically, they gained a greater variety of job choices and higher salaries. On a social level, both movements were successful in helping society view women as strong, hardworking individuals. Politically, the effects were different. The Women's Rights Movement granted women more political rights, such as property rights. While the Women's Suffrage Movement achieved the Nineteenth Amendment which gave women the right to vote. Although the two movements generally fought for the same thing, there were many differences between them. /• http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens-suffrage• http://www.anb.org/articles/15/15-00021.html?from= ../16/16-03580.html&from_nm=Nichols%2C%20Clarina%20Howard