except that 100 years later the same misogynists are making the same arguments.

Is this an example that there is no such thing as evolution? Could the Bible literalists be correct?

we are going backwards in so many areas, especially when it comes to women's rights.

the rights of everyone except for the rights of the 1% to continue getting richer.

But polling seems to indicate that people are evolving on many issues.

We are nearly at marriage equality.

We have a mixed-race President

young people are increasingly more tolerant of lifestyle difference.

A long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.

If we were not moving in the right direction the GOP would not be working so hard to disenfranchise so many.

"the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice"

puts a lump in my throat just writing it. MLK Jr. was a true inspiration in spite of his personal faults.

...an associated article, took me way back.

I don't think we should judge our movement or progress by men or their ingrained patriarchal institutions. Even as we see progress in our racism, thus in feminism. We'll never "get there" as it's a journey not a destination.

I look at these women, read their poetry, laud their incredible brave journey and contribution, while remembering that my Dad was 2 years old at that time. He lived to 69, I'm almost there. That makes it almost contemporary.

We have made progress, but much remains. I never heard of the above amazing event, but it's now part of my herstory, too.

And who back then would have imagined, in their wildest dreams, that a mere 100 years later, a woman accedes to be the Leader of the most powerful nation on the globe.

Yes, we've come a long way, baby!

(Virginia Slims cigarettes slogan from waaaaay back in the 60s when women got "the right" to smoke in public. I know, I know...it's a bad habit, but still ...)

how much further we have to go, and how much more we have to do.

in one of the spock tribute threads, fumesucker was talking about what the future world as envisioned in star trek looked like. will we ever get there? don't know, but will never give up trying.

(yes, I remember that slogan on so many levels. fascinating to read all the ad campaigns from way back about how smoking was GOOD for you--reduced stress, blah, blah. even had doctors touting tobacco's wonderful effects. )

not even "get it", but I watch how he treats women...related or unrelated...and I know as they say, "it's all good".

especially:
I don't think we should judge our movement or progress by men or their ingrained patriarchal institutions. Even as we see progress in our racism, thus in feminism. We'll never "get there" as it's a journey not a destination.

For my daughters' sake, and for my wife, and for my sisters, and for me and every other male as well, we have to keep moving forward.

shift...for a female feminist. Yes, there were some conversations about that, that we quickly got over.

Then I realized I had married one and now have raised one. For men, it's an even more admirable journey and speaks to the progress as a culture.