Mastodawn

📣 New Podcast! "14 April 1913: Belgium general strike" on @Spreaker #anniversaries_history #belgium #brussels #day #europe #facts_weekly #feminism #general #history #history_historical #history_otd_on #history_weekly #in #lives #news_everyday #stories_daily #strikes #suffrage #suffragettes
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-april-1913-belgium-general-strike--71033843

14 April 1913: Belgium general strike

On this day, 14 April 1913, workers across Belgium went on strike, after the failure of Parliament to introduce universal male suffrage, the strike, in which 70

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#AbrahamLincoln #History #Racism #Suffrage #UnitedStates #April11

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Light Apr 6

@buherator
I think voting rights should be based on morality.
Kraterocrats, imperialists, group blamers and judgers, and the like shouldn't be allowed to vote.
But the problem there is corruption from those who determine those people.
One easy fix might be to stop convicted criminals from voting. Just for a period of time, to allow for rehabilitation. Maybe just for crimes with victims. So not drug possession.
Thoughts?
#politics #democracy #suffrage
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VelEx Politics Mar 29

28 MAR 1929 | Ecuador adopts new constitution | Ecuador

#OnThisDay #PoliticalHistory #Ecuador #Constitution #Suffrage

Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Mar 28

Nellie McClung: A Leading Figure in the Suffrage Movement 🇨🇦

Nellie McClung was a prominent Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. As a member of the Famous Five, she fought for women's suffrage and other social reforms. McClung's tireless advocacy played a crucial role in securing the right to vote for women in Canada and advancing gender equality. ♀️🇨🇦 #Canada #NellieMcClung #Suffrage #CanadianHistory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung

VelEx Politics Mar 27

27 MAR 1824 | Virginia Minor born | United States

#OnThisDay #History #PoliticalFigures #UnitedStates #Suffrage

br00t4c Mar 23

Republican women are voting for their own downfall as the Heritage Foundation gears up to repeal women's voting rights. #Women #Voting #SAVEAct #misogyny #VoterSuppression #Suffrage youtube.com/watch?v=ZUbX...

IHIP News: Trump Admin COMING ...

IHIP News: Trump Admin COMING FOR Women's Right to Vote Alongside PROJECT 2026!

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getmisch Mar 18

Besides removing the olive branch of peace here on the dime, Mother Jones points out the several other designs cancelled by Bessent et al
...The coins about abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and about school desegregation and women's suffrage.
#fascist #USA #Secretary of #Treasury #GOP #crusade #against #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #Biden #CRT #critical #race #theory #WhiteSupremacy #women #vote #suffrage
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/donald-trump-us-mint-dime-olive-branch-arrows-dei-a250-revisionism/

First Trump scrapped “DEI” coins. Now the new dime is losing the olive branch.

The America250 revisionism is coming for your pocket change.

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The Orkney News Mar 15

Women Gain Voting Rights, Finland #OnThisDay

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/03/15/women-gain-voting-rights-finland-onthisday/

MikeDunnAuthor Mar 3

Today in Labor History March 3, 1913: Thousands of women marched in the first Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Its purpose was to "march in a spirit of protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded." Up to 10,000 participated. Speakers included Anna Howard Shaw and Helen Keller.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #womenshistorymonth #feminism #suffrage #sexism #washington