Related Resources. On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot in the presidential election, though women at the time were prohibited from doing so. Two weeks later, she was arrested, and the following year, she was found guilty of illegal voting.
abilities. 1  1a : the quality or state of being able the ability of the soil to hold water; especially : physical, mental, or legal power to do something a writer's ability to engage the reader's interest did the work to the best of her ability [=as well as she could]b : competence in doing something : skill artistic abilities.
enâ¢aâ¢ble. 1. to make able; provide with means, ability, or opportunity: A scholarship enabled her to attend college. 2. to make possible or easy: Lack of witnesses enabled him to get away with the crime. 3. to authorize; empower: documents enabling them to enter the building.o enable someone to do something means to give them the opportunity to do it. It does not mean to give them permission to do it. Contraception enables women to plan their families. The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.