Susan B. Anthony was a pivotal leader in the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she spent her life campaigning against slavery and for the right of women to vote and own property. In 1872, Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester, New York; her subsequent trial gave her a national platform to argue for women's citizenship. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. Though she died 14 years before the 19th Amendment was ratified, her tireless advocacy earned it the nickname the 'Anthony Amendment.' Her image was later commemorated on the U.S. dollar coin, making her the first real woman to appear on circulating U.S. currency. She remains a symbol of the long struggle for gender equality.