Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is regarded as one of the most influential women in American history. Anthony spent most of the 1800s advocating for women’s equal rights, especially the opportunity to vote. She was also a fervent abolitionist, and the Women’s Loyal National League, which she co-founded, amassed approximately 400,000 signatures in favor of the abolition of slavery during the Civil War. Anthony died in 1906, 14 years before the 19th Amendment (often known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment) secured women the right to vote. The above photograph was taken about 1890.
Susan B. Anthony
Frank Gotch
Professional wrestling, comparable to the Olympic version we know now, was a serious sport in the early twentieth century. And there was no larger star in that manner than Frank Gotch. From 1908 until 1913, Gotch reigned as world champion, becoming a huge star and headlined contests that packed out baseball stadiums. Gotch retired and settled down with his family in 1916, but he died the following year at the age of 40 due to lingering health concerns. The photograph above was taken in 1917.
Frank Gotch
