My skin crawls as I respond, my anger inside wants to bang these two pricks' heads together.
The notion that women's suffrage or basic equality should ever be "reconsidered" is not just regressive—it’s fundamentally anti-American. The right to vote is a bedrock of U.S. democracy, secured through enormous sacrifice and enshrined in the Constitution for over a century. Undermining this principle by suggesting that women’s votes should be filtered through “household heads” is, in effect, a rejection of individual rights and equal citizenship.
America’s strength has always come from its unwavering commitment to the idea that every person’s voice matters equally. The attempts by leaders to legitimize or amplify a worldview that seeks to roll back those rights are a direct threat not just to women, but to the very foundation of liberty and self-government. History is clear: Democracies perish when exclusion and hierarchy replace equality and consent of the governed.
Aligning government policy with religious extremism or patriarchal control would erase decades of progress, fracture social trust, and betray the fundamental promise that anyone—regardless of gender—can shape the course of this nation. This vision, if enacted, would not “restore” America; it would destroy the freedom and dignity that define it.
Silence or complacency in the face of such rhetoric is complicity. American democracy relies on defending the rights of all citizens, at all times, without exception. To do anything less would be to surrender the inheritance of equality, justice, and freedom for which so many have struggled.
Abby Scott Baker was married to a prominent physician in Washington D.C., Dr. Robert Baker, my great-grandmother’s brother. He was from a prominent family in Winchester Va.
My great-grandmother was married at 20, widowed at 46, and 2 years later was marching for women’s suffrage.
Edie, I love this story and your great-grandmother! What a strong woman. I'm sharing it to my notes for all to see. Can I share the article on my socials?
A great-great aunt chained herself to the White House fence, went to prison for three months and led the National Women’s Party for women’s suffrage. I’m not giving up my and others right to vote without a fight.
Absolutely, every word. These men are deceived and false prophets.
My skin crawls as I respond, my anger inside wants to bang these two pricks' heads together.
The notion that women's suffrage or basic equality should ever be "reconsidered" is not just regressive—it’s fundamentally anti-American. The right to vote is a bedrock of U.S. democracy, secured through enormous sacrifice and enshrined in the Constitution for over a century. Undermining this principle by suggesting that women’s votes should be filtered through “household heads” is, in effect, a rejection of individual rights and equal citizenship.
America’s strength has always come from its unwavering commitment to the idea that every person’s voice matters equally. The attempts by leaders to legitimize or amplify a worldview that seeks to roll back those rights are a direct threat not just to women, but to the very foundation of liberty and self-government. History is clear: Democracies perish when exclusion and hierarchy replace equality and consent of the governed.
Aligning government policy with religious extremism or patriarchal control would erase decades of progress, fracture social trust, and betray the fundamental promise that anyone—regardless of gender—can shape the course of this nation. This vision, if enacted, would not “restore” America; it would destroy the freedom and dignity that define it.
Silence or complacency in the face of such rhetoric is complicity. American democracy relies on defending the rights of all citizens, at all times, without exception. To do anything less would be to surrender the inheritance of equality, justice, and freedom for which so many have struggled.
Abby Scott Baker was married to a prominent physician in Washington D.C., Dr. Robert Baker, my great-grandmother’s brother. He was from a prominent family in Winchester Va.
My great-grandmother was married at 20, widowed at 46, and 2 years later was marching for women’s suffrage.
https://suffragistmemorial.org/abby-scott-baker-1871-1944/
Edie, I love this story and your great-grandmother! What a strong woman. I'm sharing it to my notes for all to see. Can I share the article on my socials?
Since we're talking about great grandparents, allow me to introduce you to mine. He did some good things too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_B._Jackson
A great-great aunt chained herself to the White House fence, went to prison for three months and led the National Women’s Party for women’s suffrage. I’m not giving up my and others right to vote without a fight.
Share more details when you have a chance Edie. Yes, these people are living in another world. Let's fight until there isn't any fight left in us.