Petition from Minnie Fisher Cunningham of the Texas Woman Suffrage Association for passage of the “Susan B. Anthony Amendment” sent to Congress on May 2, 1916
The amendment passed Congress on June 4, 1919. It was ratified as the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920.Petition from Texas Woman Suffrage Association, 5/2/1916, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives (ARC 306659)
Amazing piece of #Texas #Women’s History
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The case that’s united (and divided) abortion activists: Doctor Kermit Gosnell is charged with killing four babies by slicing their spinal cords during late-term abortion procedures in violation of Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit. The case has drawn criticism from both pro- and anti-abortion activists, with each side blaming the other. Pro-life activists say Gosnell’s actions are barbaric, while pro-choice advocates say Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” is the result of legitimate abortion clinics being driven out of the state. [More at Business Insider]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/949bcf773cd438bf98cf2004942a0762/tumblr_mm3nnfWhdJ1qz5ew6o1_1280.png)
The case that’s united (and divided) abortion activists: Doctor Kermit Gosnell is charged with killing four babies by slicing their spinal cords during late-term abortion procedures in violation of Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit. The case has drawn criticism from both pro- and anti-abortion activists, with each side blaming the other. Pro-life activists say Gosnell’s actions are barbaric, while pro-choice advocates say Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” is the result of legitimate abortion clinics being driven out of the state. [More at Business Insider]
What do you do when you’re detained by powerful officials, everything you say is presumed deceptive, arbitrary “evidence” is held against you, and you’re treated like a moral deviant? And what if its 2013, you’re a woman, and the “evidence” is that you possess condoms? It happened three times in two weeks — being detained by U.S. border officials on my way to or through the States. “I could have you charged with being a working girl! The proof is right here!” All I could do is shake my head. This can’t be real.TRIGGER WARNING: sexism, sexual violence, slut-shaming, etc
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Iron Jawed Angels dramatization of the March 3, 1913 Suffrage Parade.
Hillary Swank = Militant suffragist and parade organizer Alice Paul
Frances O’Connor = Militant suffragist and parade organizer Lucy Burns
Julia Ormond (on horseback with wings) = Inez Milholland
Laura Fraser (brown hat, holding US flag) = Doris Stevens
Angelic Huston = Carrie Chapman Catt
Margo Martindale (in the car with Angelica Huston) = Harriot Blatch
Adilah Barnes = Ida B. Wells (Ida B. Wells and the Howard students)
Vera Farmiga = Ruza Wenclawska/Rose Winslow
Brooke Smith = Mabel Vernon
For real, though…. women that tell me, “oh, I don’t vote…” or, “I’m not political” (in a whisper voice as if it’s something I should be ashamed of), or “let me talk to my husband, we decide who to vote for together…” really annoy the shit out of me.
Especially when you consider what it took to get the vote…
Politics decides your daily life, from how bumpy your streets are, to what your children are taught in schools, to whether or not you can have access to a safe medical procedure, to what food is available at the grocery store and who’s monitoring it… so, how dare you not vote or think that’s something to be ashamed to care about.
Why limit that to Turkey. Hell, she is being hailed a heroine here, in bethany land, too.
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The War on Women is still going strong. Heartbreaking news, because legally banning all abortions, doesn’t mean that they won’t happen, it just means that women will either have to drive to another state to have the procedure done or they will find alternative, dangerous, and lethal alternatives.
Let me guess, the North Dakota legislature is run by WASP men?
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Dianna Agron speaking at a NARAL Pro-Choice America event [x]
I was fortunate enough to have a chance to chat with Dianna Agron at this event - she was lovely and clearly very committed to reproductive justice and health.
I am for any young actress that is willing to stand with NARAL and explain its importance as an organization to young women and girls.
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I’m just going to leave this here to remind people of who and what they’re voting for in 2014.
(ALL) Elections Matter. (ALL) Elections HAVE CONSEQUENCES!
Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards talks to Brian Lehrer about why her organization wants to move beyond “pro-life” and “pro-choice.” Listen. (via wnyc)
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From On the 40th Anniversary of Roe v Wade, Why Talk About Birth Control?
