#Suffragettes

Royce West

RoyceWestTX

Today, America celebrates 243 years since the Continental Congress declared the 13 colonies a free and independent nation from the British crown. The Declaration of Independence is one of the

Glasgow Women's Library

womenslibrary

With Christmas in mind why not check out our online shop https://womenslibrary.org.uk/shop/ and support a unique charity whilst giving something different this year. From T-shirts to posters, books to zines,

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

Anyway, because the Americans keep asking this question, I've been wondering about it for a while. So, to summarise some of the responses given and ideas I've had.1. The British

Emilia Sykes

EmiliaSykesOH

On August 18th 1920, the #19thamendment was ratified therefore giving women* the right to vote in America. However, ALL women were not given the right to vote. A thread

Openly Black Mikki Kendall

Karnythia

Racism & sexism make strange bedfellows. White leftist bros insisting the real problem is the refusal to accept excuses for choosing to sustain & support white supremacy isn't just about

Miroslav Imbrisevic

Miroandrej

1/5 'trans-exclusionary' is a loaded term. Philosopher Justin Weinberg @DailyNousEditor adopts it without the necessary philosophical scrutiny - this is actually our job. His reasoning is that he rejects the

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC

caoilfhionnanna

Today is the 99th anniversary of something remarkable happening: on 28 December 1918 the first woman MP was elected to the House of Commons. She was an Irishwoman, a nationalist,

Dr. Jane Clare Jones

janeclarejones

It's instructive this dude asked such a performative question.There are many people in the comments giving coherent replies, and he's ignored them all... because the question wasn't a good faith

Petty Auntie™ AKA The Cussing Pundit™ #KHive4Biden

AmbitDiva

Is anybody going to talk about the unethical tactics taken by berners during the primaries in NYC and around the country?The electioneering and guerrilla poll watchers that try to slip

Daily Suffragist

DailySuffragist

What does this guy have to do with this woman?Hint: dynastic politics.Thread. Charles S. Whitman was elected Governor of New York in 1914. By that time he was a committed

☁️ Margaret Nelson ☁️

Flashmaggie

1/ The death of a black man in Minneapolis in May has sparked protests all over developed countries. He died in public. There were witnesses, so it attracted mass attention.

Sophiestications

Sophiesticatio2

I see that @AlyssaMilano is screaming at @rosemcgowan again trying to give the racist Woodrow Wilson and the Dems credit for the the 19thA. I can’t respond to her, but

Sara Sheridan

sarasheridan

A #SaturdayMotivation thread of our amazing Scottish foremothers who knew being divisive is the path to change.1st, Rose Klasko Kerrigan, sacked at 14 for speaking against WWI. She scandalized Glasgow’s

The Telegraph

Telegraph

Today, Kamala Harris became the first female, the first black and Asian-American vice-president of America But she isn’t the first woman to hold the reigns of power in the White

Damon Evans

damocrat

I‘m a democrat. I believe in democratic elections. I don’t believe in attempting to topple governments, unless it is *absolutely* necessary.We had an election in 2019. We lost. We may

Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸

ASlavitt

COVID Update November 18: With 20% of hospitals, mostly in rural America, well beyond staff capacity, many without spare beds, Americans are enjoying their gift of freedom. 1/ The freedom

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