Mar 29 2024 59 mins
We are diving deep into the history of women's suffrage, the ERA, and a couple of badass ladies who were at the forefront of the fight for equal rights.
It started with women wanting the right to vote. Even John Adam's wife had something to say about it: "“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice or Representation.”
But did they "remember the ladies"? Um...NO.
Then we wanted equality in the eyes of the law. And that fight is ongoing. We might actually have flying cars before we have equality!
Anyway, enjoy this ep while you're ironing your red handmaid's cloak or making your husband a sandwich.
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SOURCES:
https://rockthevote.org/explainers/the-19th-amendment/
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/essays/alice-paul-suffrage-militant
https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/crystal-eastman/
https://www.aclu.org/documents/crystal-eastman