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Human beings, regardless of gender, are Homo sapiens. Though the phrase translates literally to “wise man,” it also means “wise human.” That’s where women come in. It’s been long coming, and we’re not there yet. But we’re moving in the right direction.

June 4, 1919 is the day congress put forth the 19th Amendment, women's right to vote. It took 70 years from the historical First Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, for women to get the right to suffrage.