On what would have been her 200th birthday, Google is paying tribute to Susan B. Anthony.
The famed suffragist, born this day in 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts, is the subject of today’s Google Doodle.
In addition to the bicentennial of Anthony’s birth, it’s also the centennial celebration of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which solidified women’s suffrage — the cause Anthony dedicated her life to.
"Anthony fought tirelessly for decades to earn women the right to vote in the U.S and is recognized as one of the nation's most important figures of the women's suffrage movement," Google said in a release about today's tribute.
“Anthony remained an active leader of the women’s suffrage movement for decades, including serving as president of the largest suffrage association in the U.S. and speaking to crowds across the country to lobby for change.”
However, Anthony’s legacy is also laden with problematic viewpoints and remarks. Throughout the suffragist movement, black women were often excluded from the conversation.
And Anthony opposed the passage of the 15th amendment, which extended the vote to African American men. In 1866, Anthony said, "I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman."
Meanwhile, people like Sojourner Truth worked to bring voting rights to all women. In 1867, Truth said, “I feel that I have the right to have just as much as a man. There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women.”
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