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Susan B. Anthony

American suffragist, 1820 to 1906

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Campaigned for women’s right to vote for more than fifty years, was arrested for voting in 1872 and also worked in the abolition and temperance movements.

Susan B. Anthony sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy, nation and environment.

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Where Susan B. Anthony sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationCentered on nation
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsCentered on institutions
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Susan B. Anthony

Liberal feminismPursues gender equality through law, education and equal access to jobs and politics…98%GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…97%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.95%ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.95%

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