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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 06:04 PM
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Women's Right To Vote 85th Anniversary Is August 26th
That's next Friday!

"The 19th Amendment became part of the US Constitution on August 26, 1920 when it was approved by Tenessee."

http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/USA/19Amend.CP.html
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 06:05 PM
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1. It still astounds me
Edited on Fri Aug-19-05 06:09 PM by ZombyWoof
It took so long, AND that there are people still alive who lived in an America where women were denied the vote.
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 06:09 PM
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2. I think there are some people left in America who believe...
Edited on Fri Aug-19-05 06:12 PM by Missy M
women should not have the vote.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 06:10 PM
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3. No doubt
The GOP loathes the fact women mostly vote Democratic. The repukes would sweep every election if women did not have the vote.
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Missy M Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-19-05 06:13 PM
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4. It is scary but true....
many think women belong strictly at home and should not be out in the working world.
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