5. Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a pioneering leader in the women’s suffrage movement, co-founding the National Woman Suffrage Association in 1869. In 1872, she was arrested for voting illegally in the presidential election, a bold act that highlighted the struggle for women’s rights (nationalgeographic.com). Her relentless activism laid the groundwork for the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920.
