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August 18th, 1920--Women's Suffrage ratified (Original Post) Starry Messenger Aug 2012 OP
I saw that movie, well worth seeing! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #1
Cosign all that. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #2
I thought I knew the history from what I'd read Rhiannon12866 Aug 2012 #3
It's incredibly amazing, what they went through. Starry Messenger Aug 2012 #5
Was totally shocked when I picked this movie up in my rw town's efhmc Aug 2012 #4

Rhiannon12866

(224,300 posts)
1. I saw that movie, well worth seeing!
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:14 PM
Aug 2012

It was hard to watch, but it sure opened my eyes to all the women who sacrificed so much for the women of today. We should never take our right to vote for granted!

Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)
2. Cosign all that.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 04:27 PM
Aug 2012


It's amazing something as seemingly simple as extending voting rights was a major pitched battle that took years to accomplish. I just looked this up and it wasn't until 1944 that women could vote in *France*.

Rhiannon12866

(224,300 posts)
3. I thought I knew the history from what I'd read
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 04:48 PM
Aug 2012

But the violence these brave women experienced totally opened my eyes. Women died here, something that's not taught in schools. I've always voted, knew I owed our grandmothers and great grandmothers a lot, but I had no idea how much. Everyone needs to see this film, especially women...

Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)
5. It's incredibly amazing, what they went through.
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 09:38 PM
Aug 2012

If anyone hasn't seen it, this link has the film in sections: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5649EB5E8B778C4&feature=plcp If someone didn't feel like a feminist before they saw it, I think they really will after.

efhmc

(15,037 posts)
4. Was totally shocked when I picked this movie up in my rw town's
Sun Aug 19, 2012, 07:26 PM
Aug 2012

library and the librarian extolled its virtues.

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