ON THIS DAY...
1916:
The St. Louis Equal Suffrage League stages a silent protest, with yellow parisols and golden sashes. Over 2,000 women stood in a golden line on Golden Lane, across the street from the Democratic Convention.
1993:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is nominated to the Supreme Court, becoming the second female justice (after Sandra Day O'Connor) to be confirmed. Thank you #NotoriousRBG for always championing women's rights!
(The St. Louis Equal Suffrage League lined up on Golden Lane in 1916.)
SEE
It's the year of NotoriousRBG - Check out this new documentary in theaters now on one of our favorite women. Get your fix feminist fix this fall with the release of a Ruth bio-pic!
She works hard for the money!
HEAR
We all know history tends to forget its leading ladies...Tune into Chick History's podcast, where you can brush up on your #HERstory and learn all about bada** women, including suffragette Ida B. Wells or Frida Kahlo.
FEEL
"We're citizens or we're chattel. You don't really need a degree from Harvard to figure that out."
...Disclaimer: The music doesn't fit the film, but it's more women's history than you ever got in high school!
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