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LINK Anti-suffrage movement: Women who fought the vote and 19th Amendment - Washington Post

Susan B. Anthony stood on a stage in Upstate New York, asking a crowd to support the suffragist cause, when someone in the audience asked a question: Do women actually want the right to vote?

Her answer was hardly unequivocal.

“They do not oppose it,” Anthony replied vaguely.

She had little reason to believe otherwise, as recounted in Susan Goodier’s book, “No Votes for Women: The New York State Anti-Suffrage Movement.” It was 1893, and suffragists were traveling across New York to build support ahead of a constitutional convention, when lawmakers would decide if the word “male” should be removed from the wording of the state constitution. Until then, most of the opposition to women’s suffrage had been dominated by men.

HippieChick58 9 Aug 12
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Lots of people in the US still vote against their own self-interest based on social mores, religious bias, or gullibility. It would be amusing if it didn't have such deep impact sometimes. I think the best thing a person can do in a democracy is to question rubrics, slogans, and leaders of any stripe. Then organize.

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