Susan B. Anthony Casts a Ballot (Nov. 5, 1872)

The Daily Muster · Nov 5, 2026 · 10m

She voted for president and was arrested for it.

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro

1:05 A Lifetime of Agitation

2:36 The Barbershop and the Ballot

4:53 The Trial

6:30 One Hundred Dollars

8:21 The Anthony Amendment

9:19 Why It Matters

SOURCES

- National Archives: Confrontations for Justice (Anthony arrest records): https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=3

- Dickinson College House Divided: Susan B. Anthony trial statement (1873): https://housedivided.dickinson.edu/sites/teagle/texts/susan-b-anthony-trial-statement-1873/

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