Women Who Argued Against Women Voting: Echoes of an Old Debate
Learn why some women in 1910 argued against women voting, citing concerns about knowledge and family roles. See how this debate changed society.
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A century ago, some women argued against women voting, fearing it would change family life and that women lacked political knowledge. This debate shaped how we see women in politics today.
#WomensSuffrage, #AntiSuffrage, #WomensRights, #History, #Politics
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Votes for Women.
I learned about women's suffrage as a kid from Glynis Johns in the film, "Mary Poppins."
Knock it off with this "household voting" nonsense. It's 2026, for Dogs' sake.
As religious groups lobbied for a 'Christian Amendment' to the Constitution in the late 19th century, Matilda Gage feared that all government legislation could become subject to a church doctrine litmus test.
Today in Labor History February 15, 1879: President Rutherford Hayes signed a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court. That same year, Belva Lockwood, a women’s rights and suffrage activist, became the first woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #feminism #SCOTUS #WomensRights #WomensSuffrage #BelvaLockwood #feminism #attorney #women
Suffragist Mary Winsor protesting the treatment of imprisoned suffragists, USA, 1917
Survivors of the regime like me are reliving our nightmares as brave Iranians fight for their freedom. They say they have nothing to lose but their chains, says women’s rights activist and torture survivor Nasrin Parvaz
Japanese Suffragist Komako Kimura during a visit to the USA, 1917
Mrs. John Boldt, Mrs. May Morgan, Miss Dock and Miss Craft holding "Votes for Women" staff 1913 Feb. 6.
1 photographic print.
#WomensSuffrage #Photography #HistoricalImage #EarlythCentury #Suffragettes #Women #Votes #JohnBoldt #MayMorgan
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