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Only In Print: Pro-Life Advocates Cite Suffragists as Allies

Susan B. Anthony was the co-publisher of “The Revolution,” a newspaper that printed pro-life essays by a writer identified only as A. Pro-life advocates point to that as proof that the woman’s rights leader was pro-life.(Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

BAY RIDGE — Susan B. Anthony fought for decades for women to have the right to vote, a historical fact recognized for over a century. But pro-life advocates of today say that another battle she waged is not as well known — the fight against abortion.

The pro-life side of Susan B. Anthony isn’t entirely unknown…


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