Assembly Resolution No. 836

BY: M. of A. Clark

        COMMEMORATING the 20th Annual Susan B. Anthony Day
        in the State of New York

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commemorate the
204th  birthday of Susan B. Anthony, an unequivocal champion for women's
suffrage and equity; and

  WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony  was  born  in  Adams,  Massachusetts,  on
February  15,  1820, and died in Rochester, New York, on March 13, 1906,
where she spent much of her adult life; and

  WHEREAS, Susan B. Anthony had a monumental impact in the history  of
the  United  States  and  the  State  of  New York by creating the first
women's movement and subsequently leading  that  movement  for  over  50
years; and

  WHEREAS,  Susan  B.  Anthony  attended  the  National  Convention of
Women's Rights in Syracuse, New York, in 1852 where she met  fellow  New
Yorker  Elizabeth  Cady Stanton and became compelled to support and lead
the cause in support of women's suffrage; and

  WHEREAS, In 1868,  the  first  proposal  for  women's  suffrage  was
introduced in the United States Congress; and

  WHEREAS,  Susan  B. Anthony appeared before every Congress from 1869
to 1906 to ask for the passage of a suffrage amendment; and

  WHEREAS,  Susan  B.  Anthony  traveled  across  the  country  giving
speeches  promoting  women's  suffrage  and risking arrest for doing so,
effectively organizing thousands of women across the country to  promote
this honorable cause; and

  WHEREAS,  In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested outside of her home
in Rochester, New York, for voting  in  the  Presidential  Election  and
fined  $100  for  her  crime,  which  brought  national attention to the
suffrage movement; and

  WHEREAS, Susan B.  Anthony  served  as  President  of  the  National
American   Women's   Suffrage  Association  from  1892  to  1900,  whose
headquarters were based in Rochester, New York, for the duration of  her
term; and

  WHEREAS, In 1920, the women's suffrage amendment was ratified by the
36th  state,  passing  its  final hurdle and granting women the right to
vote; and

  WHEREAS, In 1921, Susan B. Anthony was posthumously recognized  with
a  marble  statue  in  her  honor  in  the United States Capitol for her
lifetime of service and advocacy in support of women; and

  WHEREAS, In 1966, Susan B. Anthony's home in  Rochester,  New  York,
was  awarded  National  Historic Landmark status, and has since become a
national attraction for hundreds of thousands of Americans who  wish  to

learn  more  about  the legacy of this visionary and courageous American
Civil Rights leader; and

  WHEREAS,  The  2024  Susan  B.  Anthony holiday observance marks the
204th Anniversary of her birth, and the 20th Annual  Holiday  celebrated
in the State of New York in her honor; and

  WHEREAS,  Furthermore,  Susan  B.  Anthony  committed  herself to an
assortment of other worthy causes, including the abolition  of  slavery,
equal pay for equal work, and the rights of labor to organize; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity
to express its highest admiration for Susan B. Anthony, a  lifelong  New
Yorker  and  champion  for equality who fought tirelessly to ensure that
our nation could continue to live up to its most sacrosanct  principles,
and ensuring that no American be denied of their constitutional right to
self-governance on the basis of their sex; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate and honor the life of Susan B. Anthony upon the occasion  of
the anniversary of her birth and the celebration of Susan B. Anthony Day
in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the  National  Susan  B.  Anthony  Museum  and  House  in
Rochester, New York; and the League of Women Voters of New York State in
Albany, New York.