Susan B. Anthony's Indictment for Illegal Voting

Title

Susan B. Anthony's Indictment for Illegal Voting

Creator

National Archives and Records Administration

Description

Susan B. Anthony devoted more than fifty years of her life to the cause of woman suffrage. After casting her ballot in the 1872 Presidential election in her hometown of Rochester, New York, she was arrested, indicted, tried, and convicted for voting illegally.

At her two-day trial in June 1873, which she later described as "the greatest judicial outrage history has ever recorded," she was convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 and court costs.

Date

1872

Identifier

National Archives Identifier: 278304

Source

National Archives and Records Administration

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Citation

National Archives and Records Administration, “Susan B. Anthony's Indictment for Illegal Voting,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 2, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/3000.

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