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.
Ability is skill to perform a certain task. It is the quality of being able. Capability is skill plus + capacity or power. Examples: I have ability to walk but no capability to walk ten kilometers at a stretch. John has ability to run but he has no capability to run a marathon. Being an electrician Mahesh has ability to do the wiring in his house.