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February 14, 2006

Happy Birthday, Susan B. Anthony…It May be Your Last
By Brenda Walker

It's a pity that Susan B. Anthony's Feb. 15 birthday occurs smack in the middle of the Presidential season of mid-February. The iconic suffragist should be better remembered. At the least, the occasion is a good time to reflect on women's progress.

In many ways, women's rights are going along like gangbusters. Females are able to live interesting lives of their own choosing, rather than being forced into boring domestic servitude by society. Longer lifespans generally mean that women can be full-time moms if they wish and then go on to meaningful non-family activities later.

Some consider it problematic that more females than males attend college now—58 percent of the average student body. But I find it a condition of normalcy finally being achieved. Women are more capable than men of engaging in good study habits, sitting still in chairs for hours and planning generally.

However, there is a skunk at the garden party of American women's progress: immigration from countries where the status of females is still stuck in the bad old days... or worse.

And, while European countries are beefing up entry requirements as a result of disenchantment with multiculturalism, the United States sails along with “family unificationâ€