Who Is Susan B. Anthony? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Susan B. Anthony is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Susan Brownell Anthony, with over 21 comic issue appearances.

Who is Susan B. Anthony?

Susan Brownell Anthony was an American leader of the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the early 20th century. She was born in 1820, near Adams, Massachusetts to Daniel Anthony and his wife Lucy Read. Her father was a Quaker cotton manufacturer, active in the abolitionist movement. Her mother was one of the signers of the "Declaration of Sentiments" (1848), the document produced by the first Women's Rights Convention in the United States, the "grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women." Susan was the eldest of seven children, notably including Daniel Read Anthony and Mary Stafford Anthony. The younger Daniel would become active in the anti-slavery movement of Kansas while Mary was another prominent member of the early women's rights movement. Susan was a precocious child, learning to read and write by the age of three. In 1826, she started attending school in Batthenville, New York. Her parents were incensed to learn the teachers declined to teach Susan basic mathematics skill because of her gender.

Key facts

Susan B. Anthony is of human origin and first appeared in "Battle For Womanhood". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 21 recorded issue appearances, Susan B. Anthony ranks among the most featured characters in comics.