On November 5, 1872, Susan. B. Anthony did something no woman in the United States could legally do. He voted. Since it was illegal for women to vote, she was arrested for “purposely casting an illegal vote.” Anthony claimed that because of the 14th Amendment it allowed women to be citizens, and as citizens, they could vote. Susan B. Anthony was not allowed to testify for herself because she was a woman, found guilty by the all-male jury, denied a request to question the jury as well as the right to a new lead, and when the judge asked "Does the prisoner have the right to say something why the sentence should not be pronounced?", she was denied the right to speak. Susan B. Anthony was fined $100, but refused to pay, saying, "I will never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty... Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." (Facts on File) During the 1800s, there were many activist movements in the fields of temperance, abolitionism, prison reform, and asylum. These inspired the women's rights movement and pioneering women's rights was Susan B. Anthony. Women in the 1800s were treated poorly and had few rights. A woman was expected to remain in their sphere who was at home taking care of her family. At work, women were discriminated against and paid less than men for the same work. After marriage, women were not allowed to keep the property they once owned. Susan B. Anthony fought her whole life for women's rights with determination for over 50 years, giving everything she had to women, as Susan B. Anthony once said: "Cautious and careful people, always striving to preserve their reputation and social standing, can never bring about reform. Those who are truly serious must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world of work... middle of paper... incapable of being part of trade unions. workers. Susan B. Anthony encouraged women to create their own unions and also fight for women's voting rights (Susan B. Anthony Museum and Home) Be active in the temperance, education and movement. abolitionism Women in the 1800s and early 1900s could NOT vote. Susan B. Anthony believes that the only way for women to gain rights and get what they want was to have a voice in government. Susan B. Anthony published her The Revolution newspaper with the motto “Men, their rights and nothing more; Women, their rights and nothing less." The two women's suffrage groups joined together to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) with Stanton as president and Anthony as vice. They went to several states to campaign, collecting signatures for the petition and arguing that the constitution does not prohibit women from voting..