But the general effect has been to humanize society. to make Government and industry and science and the arts all more subservient to human wellbeing. As a consequence. civilization has made more and greater advances in our lifetimes that in centuries of ancient history. This is the genius of democracy. and American exploitation of that genius is the outstanding contribution of this Nation to modern progress. The successive steps by which American women achieved their commanding position in American life are really giant strides. The first immigrants to the Virginia colony were all men. Women came a dozen years later. to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. In the Massachusetts colony. the earliest settlers brought their women with them.
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