What do they think that means? Explain that an agent of change for social causes is someone who fights so that everyone has a chance to basic freedoms.
Tell your students that we are going to find why Susan B. Anthony was important enough to be the first female to have her image on a circulating coin. Tell the students that, as a class, they are going to explore why Susan B.Anthony became the first woman to be honored with her image on a United States coin. Anthony was cheered by the Congresswomen’s Caucasus, The League of Women Voters, and the National Organization of Women. Legislated in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, the coin was first minted by the United States in 1979. In 2000, the Sacagawea dollar took the place of the Susan B. Anthony dollar in 1981, but reintroduced it in 1999. It looked too much like a quarter and confused people. When the Susan B Anthony dollar was minted, many people did not like.The reverse side of the coin features an American eagle landing on the Moon, an adaptation of the Apollo 11 insignia.Share the following information with the students:.Anthony was chosen to have her image on a coin? Anthony coin or pass around an authentic coin. Before starting, read the biography and background information provided
