I wanted to be like the brave, iconoclast women in their long skirts and jaunty hats who stood up to the patriarchy and demanded equality! Sister Suffragette, Mary Poppins (Disney, 1964)Īs my mother had us marching around the house to the song, she explained what it had to do with the current rights of women and I was hooked. I first learned about the women’s suffrage movement from a song in Mary Poppins: “Our daughter’s daughter will adore us as they sing in grateful chorus! Well done! Well done sister suffragettes!” However, if you include the British suffragist movement (1860s-1928) there’s a lot more to choose from. from the Seneca Falls convention in 1848 to the Amendment’s passage in 1920 you’d think there’d be plenty of historical fiction set in and around the movement-you’d be wrong. With a suffrage movement that spans over 70 years of activism in the U.S.
Which is why we celebrate Women’s Equality Day on this day. It was finally passed by all the states on Augwith Tennessee's vote and certified on August 26th. August 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women winning the legal right to vote in the United States with the passage of the 19th Amendment.
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