"It was we, the people...who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people — women as well as men."

You may know her as the lady on the silver dollar, but Susan B. Anthony's part in women's suffrage started with a $100 fine. She cast a ballot in the presidential election of 1872 – a ballot that, at that time, was considered "illegal" because she was a woman. After the penalty, she went on tour, fighting for women's right to vote, and in 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed.

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