苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼/SanB.Anthony
苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼（1820—1906），生于马萨诸塞州，曾经做过小学教师。身为一个独身妇女，她强烈地意识到妇女需要政治和经济上的独立。1851年，她遇到当时女权主义运动的另一领袖伊利莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿，她们成了工作中的伙伴，终身保持着这一关系，而她们的合作关系决定了美国女权主义运动的进程。
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