Susan B Anthony, front row and second from the left, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two seats over, with executive committee members from the International Council of Women. (Credit: Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

<p>Rebecca Edwards is a professor of history at Vassar College with a special interest in the&nbsp;post-Civil War era, including electoral politics and the history of women and gender</p>


Rebecca Edwards

Rebecca Edwards is a professor of history at Vassar College with a special interest in the&nbsp;post-Civil War era, including electoral politics and the history of women and gender

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<p>From raising families to leading armies, women such as Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Amanirenas, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin and countless others have played a vital role in history.</p>


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Early Women’s Rights Activists Wanted Much More than Suffrage