This is a younger picture of Mary Anthony. She is about 25 years old and was important in the fight for freedom.

Mary Anthony had many friends. One friend was Frederick Douglass and his family. Mary was also friends with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a supporter of women’s rights.

Mary was a leader of many clubs. She was President of the Women’s Equality Club and was leader of the New York State Women’s Suffrage Association.

Mary Anthony wasn't allowed to vote because she was a woman. The law said that you had to be a white man to have the right to vote. In fact, in 1872 Mary broke the law and voted. She voted with a group of other women including Susan Anthony. Mary had to pay a fine as a consequence. Mary would stay up late at night writing thousands of letters, petition blanks, leaflets and suffrage papers.

Mary was principal of Ward School #2 in Rochester. This was important because mostly men were principals. The children loved Mary as principal. When she left, the school got a male substitute. The children disliked him. Mary believed in being treated fairly so she stood up for her rights. She demanded to be paid fairly and she was successful.

Mary protested paying taxes by writing letters to the editors of local newspapers. In fact, one of her famous quotes was "taxation without representation is still tyranny." This means that paying taxes isn't fair when you don't have any right to vote.

Because of all of Mary's hard work, women are treated equally.

Related Links:
Susan B. Anthony
The Anthony Family
Frederick Douglass
Susan B. Anthony House