What Women's Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture

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September 22, 2020 a project of ServiceSpace To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves. - Carrie Chapman Catt - What Women's Suffrage Owes to Indigenous Culture "It's been 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment secured voting rights for womensort of. In She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next, author Bridget Quinn and 100 female artists survey the complex history of the struggle for women's rights, including racial segregation and accommodation to White supremacy. They celebrate the hitherto under-recognized efforts by women of color to secure voting rights for all Americans, and BIPOC-led, diverse, and intersectional movements for equality. In this excerpt, Quinn describes how White leaders of the womens suffrage movement were influenced by Indigenous political structures and culture..." { read more } Be The Change Send a note of gratitude to a strong female role model in your own life. Share what you have learned from them, and what you have taken inspiration from. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News This is Me at 68: Elders Reflect During Crisis Why Singing in a Choir Makes You Happier How to Strengthen Your Inner Shield The Joy of Being a Woman in Her Seventies Barbara Kingsolver on Knitting as Creation Story The Monkey and the River Three Methods for Working with Chaos One Love DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 246,300 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More