Bain News Service, Library of Congress, public domain November 6, 1880 - Jeannette Rankin: "If I am remembered for no other act, I want to be remembered as the only woman who ever voted to give women the right to vote." Rankin was a Women's Rights advocate, and the … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1872, Susan B. Anthony Votes for POTUS and is Fined $100
November 5, 1872- In defiance of the law, Susan B. Anthony votes for POTUS, and is eventually fined $100. Anthony cast a ballot in the presidential election, though women at the time were prohibited from doing so. The NY Times caught the tone of the court proceedings by … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 100 Years Ago, the 19th Amendment Gives Women the Right to Vote
August 26, 1920– The 19th Amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote It has been a hundred years since women were allowed to vote. Now, my sources tell me that a woman ran for President in 2016, and that she received the most … [Read more...]
Women Take On The Hollywood Patriarchy, 1944: Olivia de Havilland
The great actor and film historian Louise Brooks (1906-1985) wrote that the movie industry began because a bunch of rich men thought it would be just terrific fun to own beautiful young women. Women like Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Olivia de Havilland pushed back against … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay1973: Roe v.Wade is Decided by SCOTUS
CBS News via YouTube January 22 marks the 47th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive … [Read more...]
Hey, Queens! How Would You Like To Be “Queen For A Day”?
Jack Bailey was the host of Queen For A Day (1940- 1964), a decidedly odd and rather cruel television game show featuring underprivileged women contestants pleading for badly needed household items. He started each episode asking the audience: "How would you like to be … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1915, 60,000 Women March in NYC for the Right To Vote
October 23, 1915– 1915 Suffrage Parade 68 years after the Seneca Falls Convention first passed a resolution in favor of Women's Right to Vote and 65 years to the day after the first National Women's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, more than 60,000 women marched … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1848, Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls
July 20, 1848– The Seneca Falls Convention Do you remember in his second inaugural address in January 2009, President Barack Obama surprised people by mentioning Stonewall in the same breath as Seneca Falls and Selma, giving the struggle for Gay Rights the historical weight of … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1977, 40 Years Ago Jean Stapleton and Bella Abzug Announce Big Plans for Women’s Rights
October 26, 1977- Actor Jean Stapleton (1923-2013) and Bella Abzug (1920-1998), a former member of Congress and chairperson of the National Commission For International Women's Year, held a press conference on this day. Abzug had been appointed to the commission by President … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 102 Years Ago, NYC’s 1915 Suffrage Parade
October 23, 1915- Sisters Were Doin' It For Themselves 68 years after the Seneca Falls Convention first passed a resolution in favor of Women's Right to Vote and 65 years after the first National Women's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts, more than 60,000 women … [Read more...]
