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Posts Tagged ‘Early 20th C’

  • August 25, 2012
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Suffragist of the Day: Charlotte Woodward, c. 1829-1921

This is part of a series recognizing the lives of suffragists in honor of the anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment (August 1920). These aren’t meant to be comprehensive, and I’m most certainly not an authority on the lives … Read more →

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  • August 24, 2012
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Suffragist of the Day: Alice Paul, 1885-1977

This is part of a series recognizing the lives of suffragists in honor of the anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment (August 1920). These aren’t meant to be comprehensive, and I’m most certainly not an authority on the lives … Read more →

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  • August 24, 2012
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Suffragist of the Day: Ida B. Wells, 1862-1931

This is part of a series recognizing the lives of suffragists in honor of the anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment (August 1920). These aren’t meant to be comprehensive, and I’m most certainly not an authority on the lives … Read more →

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  • August 22, 2012
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Suffragist of the Day: Carrie Chapman Catt, 1859-1947

This is part of a series recognizing the lives of suffragists in honor of the anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment (August 1920). These aren’t meant to be comprehensive, and I’m most certainly not an authority on the lives … Read more →

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  • August 9, 2012
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Did Women Vote for Prohibition? In Which I Analyze Internet Comments

I feel like whenever there’s an article on women’s successes, someone shows up to blame women for Prohibition. It’s like some weird internet tic. Today I saw a comment about women and Prohibition on an article about female athletes in … Read more →

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  • July 17, 2012
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Chivalry Part II: Shipwrecks

A couple of disclaimers before I go into this post: I am not an expert on maritime history. It is not my intent to impugn the memories of people who were genuinely heroic and self-sacrificing. It is my intent to … Read more →

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