Indictment of Susan B. Anthony
1/1873
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Susan B. Anthony registered and voted in the election of 1872 in Rochester, New York. As planned, she was arrested for “knowingly, wrongfully and unlawfully vot[ing] for a representative to the Congress of the United States,” convicted by the State of New York, and fined $100.
This is her indictment for voting in a Congressional election "without having the right to vote in said election district" because she was a "person of the female sex."
This is one of several federal court cases involving women arrested for illegally voting in the 1872 election in Rochester, NY, 48 years before the 19th amendment passed in 1920.
This is her indictment for voting in a Congressional election "without having the right to vote in said election district" because she was a "person of the female sex."
This is one of several federal court cases involving women arrested for illegally voting in the 1872 election in Rochester, NY, 48 years before the 19th amendment passed in 1920.
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 278303
Full Citation: U.S. vs. Susan B. Anthony, Indictment for Voting in a Congressional Election 'without having the right to vote in said election district'; 1/1873; Susan B. Anthony Criminal Case File; Criminal Cases Heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 1870 - 1968; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/susan-b-anthony-indictment, March 23, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.