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.
The definition I like is that intelligence is the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations ... also : the skilled use of reason (7)*. I have heard some people misuse the word smart to mean knowledgeable. That is like confusing velocity with distance.