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The Fempire

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Posted byLabyrinthWeaverin/fempire-Jul 13, 2016 at 8:35 AMΔ

Why Women Led Anti-Suffrage Campaigns Against Themselves

Why Women Led Anti-Suffrage Campaigns Against Themselves

Just over 100 years ago, a pamphlet railing against the notion of women's suffrage began circulating in Massachusetts. It declared that granting voting rights to women "would be detrimental to the best interests of the State."

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  • FPdudeJul 13, 2016 at 8:49 AM

    [Suffragettes were considered] “a small body of intensive and fanatical women” who had enticed theretofore apathetic voters with “showy arguments, false war cries, and continuous strenuous endeavor.”

    Oh, those SJW Suffragettes!!

    “Anti-suffragists subscribed to the belief that women’s power base, the private home, was equivalent to the masculine power base in the public realm.”

    Interesting... That kind of makes sense. The private home was the "safe space" where women were in charge.

    With so many domestic tasks to contend with already, it argued, women should not be further burdened with the responsibility of participating in elections.

    This is actually exactly how my wife feels. She doesn't want to get involved with politics because she's too busy thinking about what to make us for dinner tonight and dealing with our kid's normal daily activities.

    But she doesn't believe that this is how it should be for EVERYONE.

    I still find it amazing how many people back then thought that so many things were good or bad for EVERYONE. They really had no idea of how diverse the world is.

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