Atlas Obscura<p>Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave in Fayetteville, New York</p><p>The radical suffragist left striking words on her tombstone.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=womenshistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenshistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=gravestones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gravestones</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/matilda-joslyn-gage-burial-site" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Matilda Joslyn Gage Grave</a></p>
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bartosz 🚲🌳🐍🦀<p>Here is the recording of the entire line of places and years in which women obtained voting rights. 3/3</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a></p>
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦<p>Nellie McClung: A Leading Figure in the Suffrage Movement 🇨🇦</p><p>Nellie McClung was a prominent Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. As a member of the Famous Five, she fought for women's suffrage and other social reforms. McClung's tireless advocacy played a crucial role in securing the right to vote for women in Canada and advancing gender equality. ♀️🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NellieMcClung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NellieMcClung</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_M</span><span class="invisible">cClung</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/19499/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Teddy Roosevelt</b></a></p><blockquote>For every special interest is entitled to justice, but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress, to a voice on the bench, or to representation in any public office. The Constitution guarantees protections to property, and we must make that promise good. But it does not give the right of suffrage to any corporation.</blockquote><p><b>Theodore Roosevelt</b> (1858-1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901-1909)<br>Speech (1910-08-31), “The New Nationalism,” John Brown Memorial Park dedication, Osawatomie, Kansas</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/19499/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/1…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=teddyroosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teddyroosevelt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=theodoreroosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theodoreroosevelt</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=corporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=specialinterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialinterest</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=bigbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbusiness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lobbying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lobbying</span></a></p>
Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦<p>Nellie McClung: A Leading Figure in the Suffrage Movement 🇨🇦</p><p>Nellie McClung was a prominent Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. As a member of the Famous Five, she fought for women's suffrage and other social reforms. McClung's tireless advocacy played a crucial role in securing the right to vote for women in Canada and advancing gender equality. ♀️🇨🇦 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NellieMcClung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NellieMcClung</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CanadianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CanadianHistory</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_M</span><span class="invisible">cClung</span></a></p>
Tony Meredith<p>Just listening. And though we want to avoid giving any money to US companies, I'm still ok with an exception for music purchases from humans. <br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/WomenComposers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomenComposers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/CecileChaminade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CecileChaminade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/ClaraSchumann" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClaraSchumann</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/Trebelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trebelle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a><br><a href="https://trebellepianotrio.bandcamp.com/album/schumann-chaminade?logged_out_mobile_menubar=true&search_item_id=2764057033&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=4383023806&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trebellepianotrio.bandcamp.com</span><span class="invisible">/album/schumann-chaminade?logged_out_mobile_menubar=true&search_item_id=2764057033&search_item_type=b&search_match_part=%3F&search_page_id=4383023806&search_page_no=0&search_rank=1</span></a></p>
Ash Rose<p>Congress wants to take away <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/womensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womensrights</span></a> and women’s <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> and the most I’ve seen people say is “I’m so tired”</p><p>How far do they have to go before people realize electoralism is not the answer? That there is no way to reform ourselves out of this?</p><p>If <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> is so fragile that any principles it pretended to stand behind can be reversed in 3 months, how can someone possibly believe that “voting in the right person” could lead to long-lasting change and security for vulnerable populations?</p><p>This week has been a damning indictment of the American system, as if it needed another one.</p><p>It’s time for <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a>.</p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/ferber-edna/76140/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Edna Ferber</b></a></p><blockquote>If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, there’s something wrong with American politics.</blockquote><p><b>Edna Ferber</b> (1886-1968) American author and playwright<br><i>Cimarron</i>, ch. 23 [Sabra] (1930)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/ferber-edna/76140/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/ferber-edna/76140/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=franchise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>franchise</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=womensrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womensrights</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>MORE <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CORYBOOKER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CORYBOOKER</span></a> ON FIRE 🔥 🔥 🔥 </p><p>this is from hour 19-20 of a no sleep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filibuster</span></a></p><p>he's in hour 22 now</p><p>WITNESS THIS MAN</p><p>Cory Booker on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlicePaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlicePaul</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> movement:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookerFilibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookerFilibuster</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CORYBOOKER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CORYBOOKER</span></a> IS FIRE 🔥 🔥 🔥 </p><p>Ranging from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anger</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> (<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlicePaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlicePaul</span></a>) to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrederickDouglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrederickDouglass</span></a> to all aspects of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> in hour 19-20 of a no sleep <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filibuster</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> I could never elocute well rested in my entire life</p><p>WITNESS THIS MAN</p><p>I wanted to capture some snippets from hour 19 (he's going on hour 22 now)</p><p>Corey Booker on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Anger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anger</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookerFilibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookerFilibuster</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>now he's speaking about the history of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> movement, about one of the first people to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a>, how she directly challenged president woodrow wilson and how she was then abused by the state</p><p>this is hour 19!</p><p>he's stammering a little, but his thoughts and rhetoric are fire</p><p>cory is on fire</p><p>dude's being a fucking us history professor giving a college level lecture to the nation with no sleep</p><p>now on to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FrederickDouglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrederickDouglass</span></a>!</p><p>much respect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CoryBooker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoryBooker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookerFilibuster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookerFilibuster</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Quakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quakers</span></a> condemn arrests of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> at meeting house</p><p>March 30, 2025</p><p>"The arrests of six female supporters of activist group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/YouthDemand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YouthDemand</span></a> at a Quaker meeting house have been condemned by the faith group.</p><p>"Quakers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> said the arrests were the first at a meeting house and 'an aggressive violation'.</p><p>"The Metropolitan Police said six people were arrested on Thursday evening at the Westminster Meeting House on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicNuisance</span></a>.</p><p>"The force said it came amid concerns there were plans to 'shut down' London during April using tactics such as road blocks.</p><p>"Youth Demand said more than 30 officers were involved with making the arrests.</p><p>"Paul Parker, of Quakers in Britain, said he could not recall anyone being arrested at a Quaker meeting house in living memory.</p><p>"'The forceful removal of young people holding a protest group meeting clearly shows what happens when a society <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalisesProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalisesProtest</span></a>.</p><p>"'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a>, assembly, and fair trials are an essential part of free public debate which underpins <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>,' he said.</p><p>"Police said a further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday - four at addresses in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> and one in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Exeter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Exeter</span></a>.</p><p>"Youth Demand, which is not affiliated with the Quakers, said the meeting was 'an opportunity to share plans for non-violent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilResistance</span></a> actions' due to take place in April.</p><p>"The group claimed a number of houses were also raided on Thursday and Friday as part of the operation.</p><p>"Quakers in Britain said: 'Quakers support the right to non-violent public protest, acting themselves from a deep moral imperative to stand up against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/injustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>injustice</span></a> and for our planet.</p><p>"'Many have taken non-violent direct action over the centuries from the abolition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> to women's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> and prison reform.'</p><p>"The Met said the force understood the importance of the right to protest but added that Youth Demand had stated an intention to 'shut down' London in April.</p><p>"'We have a responsibility to intervene to prevent activity that crosses the line from protest into serious disruption and other criminality,' a spokesman said.</p><p>"On Thursday, officers raided a Youth Demand planning meeting where those in attendance were plotting their April action.</p><p>"Six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.</p><p>"A further five arrests for the same offence were made on Friday, 28 March. Four of the arrests were at addresses in London and one in Exeter.</p><p>'Policing priorities'</p><p>"Out of the 11 people arrested, 10 have been released on bail and one will face no further action.</p><p>"Asked about the matter on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'I have made clear to the police this government's priorities for policing are reducing serious violence... and bringing back neighbourhood policing, those crimes in town centres like shoplifting.'</p><p>"Youth Demand, which describes itself as a 'new youth resistance campaign fighting for an end to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>', began carrying out acts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilDisobedience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilDisobedience</span></a> last year.</p><p>"Its demands of the government include stopping all trade with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> and raising money from 'the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuperRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperRich</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elite</span></a>' to pay damages for the effects of fossil fuel burning."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g30ro" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cj3x5j6g</span><span class="invisible">30ro</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThoughtCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtCrime</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingActivism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicNuisanceLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicNuisanceLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Article20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Article20</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2023PublicOrderAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2023PublicOrderAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a></p>
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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History March 3, 1913: Thousands of women marched in the first Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Its purpose was to "march in a spirit of protest against the present political organization of society, from which women are excluded." Up to 10,000 participated. Speakers included Anna Howard Shaw and Helen Keller.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/womenshistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenshistorymonth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>washington</span></a></p>
Penny Richards<p>started a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> article on Indianapolis teacher, suffragist, Carrie Barnes Ross (1880s-1918): <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Barnes_Ross" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_B</span><span class="invisible">arnes_Ross</span></a> She was president of a Black women's suffrage organization called Branch No. 7 from 1912 to 1916; she died from birth complications in her 30s. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/wikiwomeninred" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wikiwomeninred</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Indianapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indianapolis</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/teacherscollege" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>teacherscollege</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Denver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Denver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Boston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boston</span></a> Her image is now featured in a mural at Indianapolis's Bicentennial Unity Plaza.</p>
Penny Richards<p>And now her mother, Indianapolis journalist, suffragist, and educator Frances Berry Coston (1876-1960), has a new <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> article too: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Berry_Coston" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_</span><span class="invisible">Berry_Coston</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/wikiwomeninred" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wikiwomeninred</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Indianapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indianapolis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BereaCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BereaCollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>While Japanese men fought for the right to vote a century ago, 25 years ago marks the election of the country's first woman governor. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/01/japan/history/japan-history-1925-19501975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/history/japan-history-1925-19501975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a></p>
Maggie Maybe<p>Women: Hey Biden, how about the <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ERA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ERA</span></a> before Rape Felons take over?</p><p>Biden: Nah, best I can do is a “monument act” to remind you to vote harder. 🖕🏻🖕🏻</p><p>Biden Signs Women's <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suffrage</span></a> National Monument Location Act — Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation <a href="https://www.womensmonument.org/biden-signs-womens-suffrage-national-monument-location-act" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">womensmonument.org/biden-signs</span><span class="invisible">-womens-suffrage-national-monument-location-act</span></a></p>
Alun Kirby<p>The subversive potential of 'domestic crafts'.</p><p>Includes reference to the Greek myth of Philomela ('who embroiders her story after her tongue is cut out') and so belongs to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/mythologyMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mythologyMonday</span></a> as well as...</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crossstitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crossstitch</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewing</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quilting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quilting</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/stitchwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stitchwork</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crochet</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knitting</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/yarnbombing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yarnbombing</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/suffrage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suffrage</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tatreez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tatreez</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/when-womens-needlework-becomes-an-act-of-subversive-protest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/when-womens-nee</span><span class="invisible">dlework-becomes-an-act-of-subversive-protest</span></a></p>
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