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In 1897, Lizzie was again in trouble with law enforcement. What happened?

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Susan B. Anthony was arrested in 1897 after voting, as there were no clear laws barring women from the polls, revealing gender and social biases of the time.

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In 1897, Susan B. Anthony was again in trouble with law enforcement due to her actions concerning women's suffrage. Anthony demonstrated her right to vote based on the absence of laws explicitly barring women from voting in her home of Rochester. Although she successfully cast her vote, it was later disqualified and a warrant for her arrest was issued. During her arrest, she challenged the arresting officer's non-standard protocol for her, a middle-class white woman, demanding to be handcuffed. This incident highlighted the intersections of race, social class, and gender in 19th-century America.

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