Posts Tagged: suffrage
Suffragette City: The Substance and the Shadow
Isabella decided “to take her freedom into her own hands.”
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Why You Should Care About Hong Kong
They may be only seven million, a small dot on the globe, but what is happening right now in Hong Kong might have deeper implications than you think.
...moreThe Good Old Days
Before social media, people spread ideas with postcards. Collectors Weekly features an article of the double-edged sword variety. Lisa Hicks provides a selection of Suffrage-era postcards (both pro and against), but her accompanying essay is a far cry from a casual discussion of turn-of-the-century illustration and rhetoric. She wont let us forget that the gender […]
...more“The Great Schism”
This Ta-Nehesi Coates Atlantic piece takes a closer look at what caused the rift between abolitionists and suffragists, despite their many shared values. “I think one way of looking at this — among many others — is to not look at the movement post-1865, but post-1835, when abolitionist women, like Anthony and Stanton, were subject to unbridled […]
...moreFreedom Fighters
A new novel by Kate Walbert chronicles five generations of women’s struggles, from suffrage to the War on Terror.
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