Susan B. Anthony:
(Adams, Massachusetts, 15 February 1820 – Rochester, New York, 13 March 1906). American suffragist and civil rights activist. She was a leading figure in the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States.
Susan B. Anthony ca. 1890. Photo: wikipedia.org
To think, I have had more than 60 years of hard struggle for a little liberty, and then to die without it seems so cruel
Image: Peter van Geest AI. Meaning: The saying expresses ‘bitterness, sadness, and frustration’. The core is: someone has ‘fought for freedom or equal rights for more than sixty years’, but is in danger of ‘dying without living to see the result themselves’. In the context of Susan B. Anthony, it almost certainly concerns ‘women’s rights’, particularly women’s suffrage. Origin: The statement is usually linked to the ‘late years of Susan B. Anthony’. She had fought for women’s suffrage for ‘decades’, but died in 1906. National women’s suffrage in the United States did not come about until 1920 with the 19th Amendment. The thought behind the quote therefore fits her situation very well. However, the ‘exact wording is not well documented in a primary source’ and it appears to be likely a ‘later paraphrase or tradition’.Author: The saying is often attributed to Susan B. Anthony. As an ‘idea or sentiment’, this is likely correct. As a ‘literal quote’, the attribution is ‘uncertain’. The safest phrasing is therefore: “attributed to Susan B. Anthony” or: “probably a paraphrase of Susan B. Anthony’s feelings”.
Door Pieter
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Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
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