I wanted to give my daughters a tremendous victory. Instead, we were handed defeat. But it was a glorious, inspiring day and they will never take that from us. Like many other parents I know, I was stunned by the results of the presidential election. I could not sleep much that night or since. I […]
Maybe if the history of women’s oppression and denial of rights was taught as more than a few glorified sidebars, this wouldn’t be the case. It’s ok. Admit it. You really don’t care that much about gender and racial equality. Today, for example, is Women’s Equality Day, something, I imagine, maybe 1% of the country […]
What would Susan B. Anthony and her fellow suffragettes think if they knew that close to 40 percent of unmarried women weren’t even registered to vote at the start of the last presidential election? On August 18, 1920, a state legislator from Tennessee cast the deciding vote to ratify the 19th Amendment. More than 144 […]
