#Women&039;s suffrage

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Black History Month -- Harriet Tubman and $20

This is a slightly edited & revised reprise from a post I wrote in May 2019.  Originally titled “A Slap in the Face”, it was not  a post written for Black History Month, but it ties in quite well, I think, with the ongoing struggles for equality that Black people have faced throughout history and still face today!  And it is also a post about one of Black History’s most remarkable heroes, a woman…

[annagracewood]

How feminism and women's suffrage undermine and attack biblical manhood

Feminism and women’s suffrage were and are a direct assault on biblical manhood. They evolved hand-in-glove. They are part and parcel of one another and one cannot exist without another. Of course, most of us realize this but not everyone realizes the immense damage caused by them or that they were a direct assault on manhood and a man’s God-given command to lead and provide for his own family.…

[fuzzysparrow]

The General

Nicknamed “The General” for leading Women’s Rights marches while wearing a military-style uniform complete with an officer’s cap and epaulettes, Flora Drummond is one of 59 women listed on the plinth of the Millicent Fawcett statue in Parliament Square, London. Often seen on horseback, Drummond helped organise the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) and earned a reputation for her ability…

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Uncover the Voice That Sparked a Revolution

In a world where silence was expected, one woman chose to roar. Echoes of Courage: A Suffragist’s Voice invites you on an unforgettable journey through the life of Ida Husted Harper, a formidable force in the suffragist movement. Set amidst the fervor and struggles of the fight for women’s rights, this historical novel delivers a powerful narrative of resilience, sacrifice, and unexpected…

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: ‘Your Girl and Mine’ Promotes Women’s Suffrage

“Your Girl and Mine,” Moving Picture World. Note: This is an encore post from 2015. From the 1840s on, many women in the United States fought to vote. Considered merely chattel, like slaves, women were forced to endure horrible marriages, see their children taken away, and forbidden to work in most professions, the property either of their fathers or their husbands. Women like Susan B. Anthony…

[insidecroydon]

Women's suffrage at tea with the Bonnerjees of Bedford Park

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: An Indian family that settled in Croydon in the 1870s included brilliant, hard-working daughters who played a part in the struggle for women’s rights. By DAVID MORGAN Women campaigners: Taken in 1913, this photograph shows Dr Susie Bonnerjee, left, with her sister Nellie, right The brass plaque on the north wall of Croydon Minster, dedicated to Dorinda Neligan, attracts much…

[annafromuni]

Fiction At Its Finest In Pip Williams's The Dictionary Of Lost Words

I find myself lost for words to describe this beautiful book filled to the brim with incredible storytelling, compelling themes and symbolism, and, above all, a real sense of purpose and characterisation for our main character. Pip Williams’s The Dictionary of Lost Words is a masterful piece of work and I will put every persuasive word and thought into this review to convince you to pick it up if…

[truegeorge]

Feminism

J.Y Provocative Question # 25: Is feminism needed in 2024? If yes, what should feminism in 2024 look like? If no, what philosophy or movement should replace feminism in 2024? A few years ago in order to get a college degree True_George took an advance psychology course called, “Psychology of Oppression.” Indeed, it was an interesting and enlighten course, studying the psychological behavior and…

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31/2023: Esther Roper, 4. August 1868

Sie setzte sich für die Rechte von Arbeiterinnen ein und brachte das gender-kritische Magazin Uranie heraus.

By Unknown author, Public Domain Bereits kurz nach ihrer Geburt in Chorley, Lancashire – ein Ort, der von den nahegelegenen Kohleminen und Textilindustrie geprägt war –, verließen die Eltern von Esther Roper England als Missionare(1). Ihr Vater war ehemaliger Fabrikarbeiter, ihre Mutter stammte aus einer Familie irischer Einwanderer, bei denen Esther aufwuchs. Sie besuchte eine Schule der Church…

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The New Northwest: A Platform Advocating for Women’s Suffrage

As readers of this blog know, I have included Abigail Scott Duniway, a historical Oregon pioneer, as a character in my last two novels, and I intend to include her in my next novel. She moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1871, in order to start a newspaper, The New Northwest, which she published until 1887. First page of first issue of The New Northwest, May 5, 1871 Recently, as I’ve started…

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#OTD in 1916 – Francis Sheehy-Skeffington was apprehended while trying to stop looting during the Easter Rising and was later murdered by the British without trial.

Francis Skeffington, writer and pacifist, was born in Bailieborough, Co Cavan on the 23 December 1878 to Joseph Bartholomew Skeffington and his wife Rose née Magorian. The family moved to Co Down shortly after his birth. He was educated by his father, a schools inspector and enrolled in University College Dublin (UCD) in 1896. While he studied at UCD he became close friends with James Joyce and…

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Voter Apathy -- Part II (A Reprisal from 2018)

Yesterday morning I reprised Part I of a three-part post I wrote in 2018 about voter apathy.  Now, you might think that I should write a new one, rather than reprise one from six years ago, but as I read over it to refresh my memory, I find that these posts are every bit as relevant today as they were in 2018.  Today’s is less critical than Part I, more of an assessment of who is more likely to…

[annagracewood]

Women's suffrage and the destruction of the home

Feminism and the destruction of the home Women’s suffrage led us to feminism. The goal of the women who are responsible for the start of women’s suffrage, and thus feminism was to destroy Christianity, the biblical family, men’s influence in the home, church, and society, and any sense of normalcy in our homes or society. They have greatly achieved this goal. 19th amendment One of the tools…

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10 Questions with Barbara Southard, author of Unruly Human Hearts.

10 Questions with Barbara Southard, author of Unruly Human Hearts.

Synopsis Elizabeth Tilton, a devout housewife, shares liberal ideals with her journalist husband, Theodore, and her pastor, Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, both influential reformers of the Reconstruction era. She is torn between admiration for her husband’s stand on women’s rights and resentment of his dominating ways. When Theodore justifies his extramarital affairs in terms of the “free love”…

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When Nosferatu (2024) Is More Than Another Lustful Incubus on the Loose!

It's tough to top the original #nosferatu, but Robert Egger manages to find a way! Just who has the power to defeat an ancient evil, depends on who can soothe the savage beast in this #moviereview #horror #vampire

To answer the question of how many movies were made featuring Count Orlok aka Nosferatu is five. There’s the original film (1922) and the back-to-back takes from 2023 (subtitled Symphony of Horror) and Robert Egger’s tale, released December 2024. The 1979 version called him Count Dracula and in Vampire of Venice, simply Nosferatu (both played by Klaus Kinski). And in Shadow of the Vampire (2000),…

[insidecroydon]

Minster memorial celebrates life of Victorian woman reformer

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon’s Victorian society included several organisations formed to provide help, education and training to the destitute, and their work was at the heart of social reforms to come. DAVID MORGAN profiles the life of one of their significant figures, Alice Malleson Croydon reformer: Alice Malleson was a teacher, suffragist and community worker On the west wall of Croydon…