the 19th amendment was signed into law. we've come so far, and yet are miles away. however, to celebrate this amazing day in history i'd like to share a little suffragist wit. (thanks to the metro for printing this!!)
in 1915, alice duer miller wrote:
why we don't want men to vote
-because a man's place is in the army.
-because no really manly man wants to settle any question otherwise, than by fighting about it.
-because if men should adopt peaceable methods, women will no longer look up to them.
-because men will lose their charm if they step out of their natural sphere, and interest themselves in other matters than feats of arms, uniforms, and drums.
-because men are too emotional to vote. their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this, while their innate tendency to appeal to force renders them unfit for government.
happy 90th amendment day, ladies! :)
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