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  • November 8, 2012
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Speaking of Prohibition…

Here are two posts by Christen McCurdy at Bitch Media: Lady Liquor: Temperance, suffrage, and the matter of strange bedfellows Lady Liquor: Getting out the vote, filling up the hip flask, and teaching Little Johnny to drink You may recall … 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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