What You Didn't Know About Susan B. Anthony

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Photograph of Susan B. Anthony. Source: (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

The name Susan B. Anthony is nearly synonymous with women's suffrage, but surprisingly few people know the details of her life and the important work that she did to advance the cause of women's rights. Did you know, for example, that she was arrested for casting a vote? Or that she didn't live to see the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution that granted women the right to vote? Or that her likeness was very nearly added to Mount Rushmore? Here are some of the things you didn't know about Susan B. Anthony, champion of the women's suffrage movement.