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We'll come back for you later...1. ElizCadyStanton & Susan B Anthony’s objections to Black male suffrage were racist. But supporters of the 15thA were not anti-racist. In fact,…
Voting rights todayIHO the beginning of our centennial year, a quick spotlight on PRO-voting, anti-suppression tools. While some states are making it harder to vote,…
The Emma Goldman Institute for CapitalismToday’s “March for Life” takes the 19th Amdt as its theme. The anti-abortion movement regularly invokes Susan B Anthony, ElizCadyStanton & Alice…
ERA updateWanna know what's happening w/ERA ratification but afraid to ask? @ProfTracyThomas has a concise summary. The Arguments as to Why the ERA Can Still…
Pandemic beginsGreat illustrated thread about 1918 flu pandemic in my hometown. Note WWI-era temporary change in spelling of Pittsburg(h). THREADOn October 4th,…
1918 Flu pandemicIn 1918 flu pandemic killed more men than women - the movement's leaders were unscathed, and the catastrophe gave women a chance to step forward in…
Senator Warren drops outNo US woman could vote, except some in New Jersey, in: 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794…
Women's Christian Temperance Union/Frances WillardBuilding mass appeal almost always means making your ideas less threatening. Once persuaded, new adherents may want the cause to reflect their own…
April 3, 1968Our leaders are humans with frailties and errors. Biblical Moses was wracked with depression & self-doubt. "I have been to the mountaintop and I…
What's been bugging me since I was 10Imagine that in decades of state ballot initiatives on LGBT rights, no gay people were permitted to vote. Or imagine there's a referendum about a tax…