done, rebel against man-made unjust, un- constitutional forms of law that tax, fine, imprison and hang women, while they deny them the right of representation in the gov- ernment.
Anthony never paid the fine. Her conviction could not be appealed because no steps were taken to enforce her sentence. She was unable, as she had hoped, to appeal her case to the United States Supreme Court. Other women were getting active in the suffrage movement. One of them was Virginia Minor.
Virginia L. Minor
Virginia L. Minor was a Civil War relief worker. She married Francis Minor in Virginia when she was nineteen. Mr. Minor had graduated from Princeton and the Univer-sity of Vir ginia Law School.<">
Chapter Twenty: Women's Rights (2)
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Anthony never paid the fine. Her conviction could not be appealed because no steps were taken to enforce her sentence. She was unable, as she had hoped, to appeal her case to the United States Supreme Court. Other women were getting active in the suffrage movement. One of them was Virginia Minor.
Virginia L. Minor
Virginia L. Minor was a Civil War relief worker. She married Francis Minor in Virginia when she was nineteen. Mr. Minor had graduated from Princeton and the Univer-sity of Vir ginia Law School.<...
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