Susan Brownell Anthony is one of the most prolific feminists of all time. Born in Adams, Massachusetts on February 15, 1820, Susan was the second of eight children. Her father, Daniel Anthony, was a Quaker abolitionist, a cotton manufacturer, and a stern man. When the family moved to Battensville, New York, Suzan had to attend a district school. Mary Perkins her taught Susan that "girls could be smart too".
Lucy Stone (1818-1893),
Lucy Stone "American reformer, who was a pioneer in the movement for women's rights. She was born near West Brookfield, Mass., on Aug. 13, 1818. Disagreeing with her father's belief that men should be dominant over women, Lucy undertook to educate herself and was graduated from Oberlin College in 1847.