Sloane McCray

Throughout human history, the acquisition of knowledge was a tedious and most painful objective. It required a devotion and fastidiousness to an abstract truth. Many a scholar was a poor pauper or monk, turning down what little comfort cruel reality proffered.

Therefore, as we near the 100th anniversary of the demolition of a barrier that further separated man and woman, I should like to discuss the impact this movement has had not only on my life, but on the lives of millions of women spanning a century. This event is the ratification of the 19th Amendment, in which it was decreed that the right to vote may not be denied or abridged by the American government on account of gender.