Susan B. Anthony: Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian

What it is

This is a full-length biography of Susan B. Anthony by Alma Lutz, published by Zenger Publishing Co. Lutz was born and raised in North Dakota, attended the Emma Willard School and Vassar College, and wrote articles for The Christian Science Monitor. She was active in groups working for women's political, civil, and economic rights. The copy here is a digital text prepared by volunteer proofreaders, who kept older spellings as they appeared in the original book.

Why it matters

Lutz wrote this book as a later account of Anthony, so it gives a secondary view of her life and work. Lutz herself was interested in preserving records of women's role in history, which shaped how she told Anthony's story. The book helps students see how the suffrage movement was remembered by a twentieth-century writer who shared some of its concerns.

Look closer

• What does the book's title suggest about how the author wants readers to see Anthony?
• Why might a writer with ties to women's organizations choose to tell this story in full?
• What might a later biography leave out that Anthony's own letters or speeches would include?