Through their efforts great changes have taken place in woman's position. Throughout the country she has a place more equal to man's in the eyes of the law, almost unlimited opportunities in education and business, and whatever openings in public life she proves fitted for. Now looking back, we can see that the greater part of what Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony so relentlessly strove for has been gained. Woman suffrage will doubtless soon cause the more backward states to give women full legal rights, and it will also enable women to work more freely for the progress of the nation. SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL =The Leading Facts.= _1._ Women shared the hardships and dangers of the early colonists. _2._ They did heroic service during the Revolution and in the later progress of the nation; but they had no legal or political rights. _3._ Leaders arose among the women demanding for their sex the same rights and privileges that men had. _4._ As a girl Elizabeth Cady Stanton became indignant at what she found to be the unequal position of women in almost every walk of life; she resolved to devote her life to the struggle for the rights of women. _5._ In 1848 she called the first woman's rights convention, where she made the first public demand for woman suffrage. _6._ She met Susan B. Anthony, a school teacher, and won her to the cause. _7._ Together they organized the National Woman's Suffrage Association. _8._ Their great work succeeded in making woman suffrage an election issue in many states. _9._ By 1915 eleven states had been won to woman suffrage; some voting rights had been won in twenty-two other states. _10._ Julia Ward Howe was the daughter of wealthy parents and knew little of work. _11._ She began to write poetry early. _12._ When the Civil War broke out Mrs. Howe wanted to be of service to the Union. _13._ She wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," a song that proved a great aid to victory since it cheered the soldiers in the field. _14._ After the war Mrs. Howe established women's clubs in all parts of the country for self-improvement among the women, and for social service.