Close your eyes and imagine you're standing on a busy street over 100 years ago.

Women in long dresses and big hats are marching together, holding signs that say,

votes for women.

Their voices are strong as they chant.

We want to vote. We want to be heard.

The crowd is big and the air is filled with excitement.

Some people cheer, but others frown,

shaking their heads. At the front of the crowd, a woman stands on a wooden stage. She has gray

hair pulled back into a tight bun, and she looks serious but kind. She raises her hand,

and the crowd grows quiet. We will not stop fighting until women have the right to vote, she calls out.

Her voice is strong and clear. That woman is Susan B. Anthony. A long time ago, in a small town

in Massachusetts, a baby girl was born. Her name was Susan B. Anthony. She was born on February 15th, 1820. Susan was different from

many other girls at the time. She was very smart and she loved to learn. But in those days, girls were

not always allowed to go to school like boys were. Susan's parents believed in education,

so they made sure she got to learn just like

her brothers. When Susan was little, she learned to read and write quickly. She loved books. She

often spent hours reading by the fire or writing stories in her notebook. But one day at school,

her teacher refused to teach her math. He said that girls did not need to learn math.

Susan did not agree. She knew that girls were just as smart as boys, and she wanted to prove it.

So she went home and asked her father to teach her. Her father believed in her and helped her with

math lessons every night. Susan worked hard, and soon she was better at math

than many of the boys in her class. But this was not the only time she faced unfairness.

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