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.
mind, intellect(noun) knowledge and intellectual ability. he reads to improve his mind; he has a keen intellect. reason, understanding, intellect(noun) the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination. we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil.