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I missed reading this during the 19th amendment's centenary, but finishing it on an historic Inauguration Day seems fitting. Not only is this an interesting history of the fight for universal suffrage, it's also a look at the challenges of political action, the risks of pushing too hard or not hard enough and of being divided by the myth of the zero-sum game. The racist words of Anthony and Stanton are disappointing to read but unsurprising.

This was a great overview of the women‘s suffrage movement in the U.S. I listened to the audiobook and wish I had taken some notes. There‘s a pretty big cast of characters. I like that this did not ignore the racism and biases that were part of the fight for the 19th Amendment passed. It‘s a true picture, including the flaws. The parts about the anti-suffrage women were interesting & sounded much like those who were against the ERA decades later.

I‘m continuing to listen to the audiobook of this history of the women‘s suffrage movement in the U.S. In one of today‘s chapters I learned about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president, even before the 19th Amendment passed. She certainly had an interesting life, with some beliefs that were very outside the mainstream for the time. I‘d like to learn more about her.

#TIL #NFN20 #NFN2020

A new listen for Nonfiction November. Today I learned about Elizabeth Cady Stanton‘s childhood, during which all of her brothers died during childhood, and her father told her she should have been a boy. This wasn‘t unusual then, but it sparked her interest in learning about how women were disadvantaged by law. I hope this book covers the ways the women‘s suffrage movement excluded black women who were also fighting for rights.
#TIL #NFN20

Thanks to @Riveted_Reader_Melissa and her #NonFictionChallenge2020 I discovered an awesome book/audio about the US Suffragist Movement. I “met” so many brilliant women who wouldn‘t be silenced or bullied by the government nor stifled from the ignorance of those who opposed them. This is a wonderful book for young budding feminists or the more mature gals and guys too 😉We can all benefit from a dose of #GirlPower 💪🏼💄

Getting to know more about some feisty females; Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Victoria Woodhull , Susan B. Anthony & Sojourner Truth. #AintIAWoman 🙌🏻❣️💪🏽

My new audio #NonFictionChallenge2020 #AboutVotingRights #LiveAndLearn #Scribd

Gettin it done in Kentucky ✅ Love seeing all the voting posts y‘all! 💙

Not book related, but....So nice to see my usually quiet polling place have several people in line to vote this afternoon. 👍🏻😬🇺🇸

There aren‘t many things that can get me to leave the house, voting is one of them! Now back to reading.... #believewomen #vote

Making my voice heard today #voted

Up and at ‘em!! I will be praying for not just a blue wave but a progressive pink wave today. Please go vote.

Man Cub came with me first thing this morning to vote. #makeyourvotecount #vote

Don‘t forget to vote! I love early voting because it‘s so convenient. But regardless of when you vote, just make sure you do.

Excited to cast my very first ballot in the mainland, after a lifetime of being a disenfranchised American citizen living in American soil in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. #vote #EveryVoteCounts

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LOVING the descriptions of the suffragists‘ strategies under the leadership of Alice Paul. Giving Kaiser Wilson hell through nonviolent resistance!

“A woman is nobody. A wife is everything.” Written not so long ago in 1848.

Yay to YA nonfiction!

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Recent acquisitions I can‘t wait to read! - Rioter @Kelly #riotgrams

Recent acquisitions I can't wait to read. #riotgrams