What Susan B. Anthony thinks about democracy

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American women's suffrage leader (1820 to 1906).

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1 dated position, c. 1873, in their own words. Our reading of what Susan B. Anthony has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1873

   Our readingWithout the vote, women are governed without their consent, under a government that is no democracy or republic for them

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   Their wordsTo them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed. To them this government is not a democracy. It is not a republic.

   ↗On Women's Rights to Vote (1873 speech)en.wikisource.org All 8 from this book