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Enfranchised: 1920
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 11:40am.
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Washington, D.C., 1920. "Suffragettes voting." An inspiration to us all! National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
ERA
Submitted by Pudgyv on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 9:36am.
That's Section 1 of what would be known in the 1970s as the Equal Rights Amendment on the banner overhead. Still not passed.
[The text on the banner is the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920. - Dave]
I stand corrected. The similarity between the two is uncanny.
Not just you, Mattie
Submitted by jwp on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 6:43am.
And not just women. ALL of us owe these women a debt of gratitude.
Thank you, suffragists
Submitted by Mattie on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 1:16am.
I owe these women a debt of gratitude.
Women's Shoes
Submitted by Blackxacto on Tue, 11/06/2012 - 8:56pm.
Am glad ladies have better selections these days. These clunkers look awful, except for the pointed ones on the left.
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