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06.03.20, 22:37 PM General Topics
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I love Obama, and this is not a critique his much-needed statement. But when he was talking about the importance of young people getting involved, he noted all of the great movements that have been started and led by young people, including the women's rights movement. But isn't it fair to say that women's rights movements have been traditionally led by fed-up middled aged women (from the abolitionists to the suffragettes to betty friedan)? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.03.20, 10:37 PM Flag
 

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The ones I think of as driven by the the young were the anti-war and earlier communist movements. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.03.20, 10:53 PM Flag
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The Suffrage movement did have a fair number of younger participants, but I agree, I don’t typically think of it as movement driven by youth. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.03.20, 11:04 PM Flag
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I get what he is doing- empowering young people to keep turning up, which is awesome. But the leaders coming alive right now are people like Keisha Lance Bottoms and Lori Lightfoot - middle aged POC who are over it! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.03.20, 11:14 PM Flag
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I love Mayor Bottoms [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 01:00 AM Flag
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me too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 03:03 AM Flag
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Yes, you are correct. He's trying to fire up younger people. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.03.20, 11:15 PM Flag
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Just because the suffragettes were older when they won doesn't meant hey weren't young when they began the fight. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 12:15 AM Flag
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Exactly- it took forever [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 01:00 AM Flag
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Excellent point [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 01:02 AM Flag
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inez_Milholland [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 02:18 AM Flag
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They just looked old at the time because their clothing was so fuddy duddy, lol. Also they were young when they started the fight, most have died and we still don't have the ERA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.20, 03:06 AM Flag
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