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Fighting for Equal Rights

In 1872, Susan organized a group of

women to register and vote. On November

5, sixteen women—including Susan—voted

in an election for the president of the

to catch and hold someone who has broken the law
v.
United States. Later, they were arrested
arrested

because it was illegal for women to vote.

n. a legal process in a court to decide whether or not a person has broken the law
trial
Susan was put on trial, found guilty, and

▲ After the passage of
fined
the law, women were fined $100, but she refused to pay.

encouraged to exercise v.
to make someone pay money as punishment
their legal right to vote.

Unit 9 | Fighting for Equal Rights