Nov 19, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
The right to protest has deep roots in our nation. The United States was founded on it, and Americans hold the right dear. As the accompanying article mentioned, the Black Lives Matter protests have been the largest in our country’s history, with more than 1,300...
Oct 22, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted suffrage to women, was ratified by the states. It was a stunning achievement, representing the single largest influx of voters to the electorate in American history. The Women’s Suffrage Movement...
Oct 22, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Jodi L. Miller For some women the passage of the 19th Amendment wasn’t the end of the journey, but the beginning of a new struggle. While the 19th Amendment stated that a citizen’s right to vote “shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State...
Oct 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
A suffragist is someone that advocates for the right to vote. A British journalist coined the label “suffragette” to mock suffragists in England. Adding the suffix “ette” to a word creates a noun that refers to something smaller. So, the word suffragette was intended...
Oct 21, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Maria Wood The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), originally written in 1922, has yet to be ratified. Despite widespread public support for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that spells out equal treatment for women, the ERA remains stuck in a tangle of procedural...
Oct 20, 2020 | The Respect Rundown
by Phyllis Raybin Emert While women have made great strides over the past 100 years, they haven’t achieved full equality in society. A woman still only earns about 80 cents for every dollar a man earns. According to a report published by the office of former New York...
