More Signs of the Apocalypse: Year 86 [updated/video below]
Funny how Forbes put their foot in it a few days ago and, now, this comes up.
Happy Birthday, 19th Amendment! You go, girls.
The Library of Congress has some great artifacts of the era. They offer a comparative exercise, using Alice Stone Blackwell's essay arguing for Suffrage in standard polemic terms, and the shorter, more direct "mirror" composed by "Jane."
Which is more persuasive? (Click for larger or go to LOC's presentation.)
Alice, Page 1 of 4:
UPDATE: Gotta love the symmetry: Youtube has The Tubes, 1981, Attack of teh 50 foot Woman.
And, the eminently crankable mp3 (5.1 mb) from the album, Completion Backward Principle.
posted by fouro @ 10:13 AM
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The "Jane" article seems likely to have generated less friction, but interests would have to be considered. Economically developed states generally did not have suffrage until the amendment because Women's Societies had more power informally than formally. In states without such class distinctions, however, it was in women's interest to acquire the right to vote.
I hear you, Dan. But that tacit power thing is a fickle, uh, mistress eh? Tends to promote disharmony and dissent after one has proven commitment (often disproportionately) to the bond or cause.
I'm reminded of the old "Electrolux as anniversary gift" example for being out of phase and damaging esprit d'corps. Come to think of it, I'm reminded of that Scotsman story you linked from Feministe on male/female auditory complexity.
http://tinyurl.com/bv5r8
As for the essays, I prefer the Jane for it's brevity and mirroring: A bit of feminist shock and awe. All those prevalant male ideals reflected back at us as hot air without their fair, principled and, therefore, "prototypicially-American" application. (And the pride swells...)
The mirror moves us all, gets us to cut our own loops.
Thanks for the great comment!
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