The Epic Political Battle Over the Legacy of the Suffragettes
Activists on both sides of the abortion wars see themselves as inheritors of the early women’s movement—a history that’s become more contested than ever under Trump.
Olga Khazan
184d ago
Great piece by @emmaogreen about why no one knows if the suffragists were pro-life or pro-choice
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Both progressive feminists and anti-abortion advocates lay claim to the early suffragists—a sign that feminist history is still being written, reports @emmaogreen
Always read @emmaogreen: "In this tug-of-war over the suffragist legacy, both sides airbrush the parts of history that don’t fit their narrative, cramming suffragists into ideological boxes that simply didn’t exist in their time."