en often felt useless and bored, so they went out in search of other things to do. As women started making a difference in communities and finding meaning in their lives, they began to realize that they were of equal stature to men. One of the things that is the most difficult to understand is how the men could give slaves the right to vote before their own wives. One of the most interesting facts to be learned is that Susan B. Anthony voted illegally. That takes great courage and determination. The women's movement changed women's civil and social rights; also, it gave all women for generations to come endless opportunities. In the past, a woman may have gone off to work her 10-hour shift, and when she returned home she was still expected to go right to the kitchen to make dinner and clean the house. She would have to pay taxes because she worked; yet she was not allowed to have a say in how they were spent, because she did not have the right to vote. The women's movement changed all of that. Through hard work and determination, women like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton achieved their goal and won suffrage for women. Along with this change came many other such as women having the right to own property, use birth control, and be separate people from their husbands. Today many women still work long hours and come home and take care of a family, but many also have husbands that help. Women are also able to vote on government issues. The story of the women’s movement shows us that through hard work and determination anything is possible. Let us remember the quote of Susan B. Anthony, "Failure is impossible" (Rynder 2)....
