{"id":5520,"date":"2018-12-17T09:57:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=5520"},"modified":"2018-12-17T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T20:41:23","slug":"how-awesome-is-susan-b-anthony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/12\/17\/how-awesome-is-susan-b-anthony\/","title":{"rendered":"How awesome is Susan B. Anthony?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5499\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5499\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-5-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"How awesome is Susan B. Anthony?\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-5-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-5.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How awesome is Susan B. Anthony?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5500\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5500\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5500\" src=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-6-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-6-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/aw121718-6.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5500\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&lt;&#8211; Susan B. Anthony was actually v problematic and SUPER RACIST. Google it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Susan B. Anthony is a champion of women\u2019s rights, yes. But the feminist movement has struggled with inclusivity since its beginning. As your fellow respondent references, the \u201cwomen\u201d to whom these rights applied during the First Wave were considered to be straight, white, and mid-to-upper class. Although there\u2019s been a lot of progress in this department, it\u2019s still up to us to make amends and move forward together as one beautiful diverse body! For a great book on the history of feminism, I recommend Estelle B. Freedman\u2019s <em>No Turning Back<\/em> (O&#8217;Neill Library HQ1121 .F74 2002). It does need a little updating since a lot has happened in the past 15 years. Perhaps a great mind like yours is up to the task?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan B. Anthony is a champion of women\u2019s rights, yes. But the feminist movement has struggled with inclusivity since its beginning. As your fellow respondent references, the \u201cwomen\u201d to whom these rights applied during the First Wave were considered to be straight, white, and mid-to-upper class. Although there\u2019s been a lot of progress in this &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2018\/12\/17\/how-awesome-is-susan-b-anthony\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How awesome is Susan B. 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