[案情梗概] 美国的法律曾经规定:妇女无选举 权。1872年,美国反对黑奴制,争取妇女 权利的著名人士苏珊·安东尼以实际行 动抗议美国法律的不人道行为,毅然参 加总统的选举,带领一批妇女到曼彻斯 特投票站强行投票,引起轩然大渡,遭到 逮捕和审讯。法庭指控她犯了无投票权 而参加投票的罪。 安东尼在法庭上做了自我辩护,严 正斥责这一罪状的非法性,引起全国上 下的关注。 [Summary of the facts] According to the law of the United States, women have no right to vote. In 1872, Susan Anthony, the famous U.S. anti-slavery and women’s rights advocate, took concrete steps to protest the inhumanity of American law and took part in the presidential election. He led a group of women to a Manchester voting station to cast their vote, , Was arrested and interrogated. The court charged her with guilty of voting without any vote. Anthony made a self-defense in court, solemnly denouncing the illegality of this charge and arousing the nation’s attention.