Friday, February 15, 2008

FreeThoughtAction Hero Of The Day - 02/15/08

Susan B. AnthonySusan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906)

According to Wikipedia, Anthony "was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to secure women's suffrage in the United States. She traveled the United States and Europe, and gave 75 to 100 speeches per year on women's rights for some 45 years....

"Susan B. Anthony, who died 14 years, 5 months and 5 days before passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, was honored as the first real (non-allegorical) American woman on circulating U.S. coinage with her appearance on the Susan B. Anthony dollar."

Quotes:

The religious persecution of the ages has been done under what was claimed to be the command of God.

I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires.

What you should say to outsiders is that a Christian has neither more nor less rights in our Association than an atheist. When our platform becomes too narrow for people of all creeds and of no creeds, I myself shall not stand upon it.

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Happy Birthday to Freethinker Matt Groening