Feminism and Diversity

sheshe2

(98,439 posts) Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:22 PM Jul 2016

It has only been 96 years since we,

as women were allowed to vote. We were Beaten, Tortured and Jailed for asking that our voice be heard. We did not just want to be seen we wanted to be heard and treated equally.

Tonight, one woman reached a peak no other woman has, she is our Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

I salute my sisters and the brothers that support us.

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It has only been 96 years since we, (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2016 OP

I'm with you sheshe! Squinch Jul 2016 #1

Squinch! sheshe2 Jul 2016 #4

Made me cry like a baby! Squinch Jul 2016 #5

I did too... sheshe2 Jul 2016 #7

It took a Democratic President, Woodrow Wilson, to get the law passed to give women 4lbs Jul 2016 #2

I celebrate with you. YET--we still have a Repub. nominee who calls our MichiganVote Jul 2016 #3

I am, we are fully aware of what Trump... sheshe2 Jul 2016 #6

We do, Michigan, but we're going to win this thing. And we're going to win BIG! Squinch Jul 2016 #8

Squinch

(60,067 posts)

1. I'm with you sheshe!

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:28 PM

Jul 2016

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

4. Squinch!

Reply to Squinch (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:50 PM

Jul 2016

We made some history tonight.

Squinch

(60,067 posts)

5. Made me cry like a baby!

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:53 PM

Jul 2016

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

7. I did too...

Reply to Squinch (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:58 PM

Jul 2016

thought I was silly

Then I said no!

4lbs

(7,395 posts)

2. It took a Democratic President, Woodrow Wilson, to get the law passed to give women

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:31 PM

Jul 2016

the right to vote by the 19th Amendment.

It did take a little while, about 6 years, because Wilson was trying to garner support among the Southern Democrats for passage and ratification.

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

3. I celebrate with you. YET--we still have a Repub. nominee who calls our

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:36 PM

Jul 2016

nominee a crook, condones his conventions use of "Lock her up!" and is known for his disparaging remarks about women in general and some women in particular. He relishes it.

sheshe2

(98,439 posts)

6. I am, we are fully aware of what Trump...

Reply to MichiganVote (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:56 PM

Jul 2016

and his Trumpites think of women. I just wish you left that part of your comment outside the women's forum.

We are not going back, we fought to hard.

Squinch

(60,067 posts)

8. We do, Michigan, but we're going to win this thing. And we're going to win BIG!

Reply to MichiganVote (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 07:59 PM

Jul 2016

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