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SUSANBANTHONY Will a fifth president ever be
Nationality: American
Born-died: 1820-1906
added to Mount Rushmore?
Born into a Quaker
Brief family committed
to social equality,
Bio Anthony had her Rence Lanzuela, via Facebook but sculptor Gutzon Borglum instead Despite their efforts, the bill was
first foray into civil TheideaofcarvinggreatAmericans suggested that they should be American rejected when Borglum explained
rightsattheageof17whenshe ontoamountainsidewasfirstconceived presidents. Four were chosen for the that there was not enough rock left to
began collecting anti-slavery by South Dakota historian Doane mountain: Washington, Jefferson, support a fifth face. In addition, another
petitions. She later went on
to found the National Woman Robinson,asawaytopromotetourism Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln. bill was passed that stated federal funds
Suffrage Association, and was tothearea.Infact,itwasinitially At the time of writing, there are no could only be used to pay for the four
instrumental in securing the vote
suggestedthatthefacesbethoseof plans to add a fifth president to this likenesses on the original design.
western heroes like Lewis and Clark, iconic monument. However, back in Instead, Borglum suggested creating
1937, a bill was introduced in Congress a separate sculpture of Anthony to be
to add another face – but not one of housed in the Hall of Records, but when
a president. The bill, championed by funding for this was frozen, the hope of
Congresswoman Caroline O’Day and immortalising Anthony in stone was lost
Eleanor Roosevelt, proposed that the once more.
face of social reformer and feminist
Susan B Anthony be added.

The memorial
is carved into
the granite rock
face of Mount
Rushmore

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