Project Gutenberg 2006-04-28 Public domain in the USA. 124 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting, at the Presidential Election in Nov., 1872, and on the Trial of Beverly W. Jones, Edwin T. Marsh, and William B. Hall, the Inspectors of Election by Whom Her Vote was Received. Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was made using scans of public domain works from the University of Michigan Digital Libraries.) "An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting" is a historical account that details the trial of Susan B. Anthony, a prominent advocate for women's rights, specifically regarding her act of voting illegally in the presidential election of November 1872. This account likely reflects the late 19th century, a critical period in the history of suffrage movements in the United States. The narrative centers on Anthony's legal battle as she confronts charges stemming from her belief in her constitutional right to vote, challenging established laws and societal norms of her time. The opening of the trial proceedings sets the stage for a significant clash over women's rights, constitutional interpretation, and the definition of citizenship. Anthony, supported by a legal team, argues that her vote should be regarded as a legitimate exercise of her rights under the Fourteenth Amendment, even though the law at that time largely excluded women from voting. The prosecution asserts that regardless of her intent or belief in her right to vote, she had committed a crime by doing so as a woman. The various testimonies and legal arguments presented highlight not only the complexities of Anthony's case but also the broader implications regarding the struggle for gender equality, making it a vital chapter in the history of women's suffrage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women -- Suffrage -- United States Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Election law -- United States KF Text Noteworthy Trials(Bookshelf) Browsing: History - American Browsing: Law & Criminology Browsing: Politics 451012 451009 2024-10-08T07:09:00.677116 2023-09-08T08:56:23.372713 text/html text/html 449937 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141618 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 256784 2024-10-08T07:09:10.592586 application/epub+zip 261776 2024-10-08T07:09:04.819645 application/epub+zip 209029 2024-10-08T07:09:03.369127 application/epub+zip 565365 2024-10-08T07:09:14.492563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549136 2024-10-08T07:09:09.641612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314834 2022-09-08T15:40:32.811849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427897 427645 2024-10-08T07:08:59.638124 2023-09-08T08:56:22.509723 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 426893 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138681 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 426936 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138655 2006-04-28T18:44:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22909 2024-10-08T07:09:14.623535 application/rdf+xml 26257 2024-10-08T07:09:03.944115 image/jpeg 4804 2024-10-08T07:09:03.653095 image/jpeg 252531 2024-10-08T07:09:00.711140 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia