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Susan B. Anthony's Birthday - 2026
Wisconsin Public School Observance Day honoring the Feb. 15, 1820, birth of
Susan B. Anthony, an early suffragist, who organized campaigns across the
United States advocating for women's right to vote, get an education, and own
property. In 1872, she voted in a federal election and was arrested, tried,
and fined for her action. In 1920, 14 years after her death, the 19th
Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by three-fourths of the states and
adopted, granting women the right to vote.
Enacted April 15, 1976, from the 1975 Laws of Wisconsin, Chapter 204.
More information and educational resources are available on the Department of
Public Instruction Social Studies Education Observance Days website [1].