Unfortunately, if you go back in women's history you'll see that those women who "seek to diminish the power of other women" have been around for a long time. They were leaders in the anti-suffrage movement -- Elaine Weiss's THE WOMAN'S HOUR, which focuses on the fight to ratify the 19th Amendment in Tennessee, the 36th and final state, …
Unfortunately, if you go back in women's history you'll see that those women who "seek to diminish the power of other women" have been around for a long time. They were leaders in the anti-suffrage movement -- Elaine Weiss's THE WOMAN'S HOUR, which focuses on the fight to ratify the 19th Amendment in Tennessee, the 36th and final state, is really good on this. Being not quite older than dirt (73 in June), I got to see Phyllis Schlafly in action. The anti-choice women had the nerve to name one of their organizations after Susan B. Anthony.
Not unlike them are the Black people (usually but not 100% men) like Clarence Thomas who throw their lot in with the oppressor because that's where the power, the money, and (they think) the prestige is. A Black person in the GOP can trade on his (usually his) token status the way Black people in the Democratic Party (many of whom are women) can't, because there are so many stupendously talented people of color in the Democratic ranks. Think of poor Tim Scott in the U.S. Senate. Or Nikki Haley, a woman of color, for that matter.
I remember Phyllis. Wrote many letters to editor of Houston Chronicle about her ridiculous idea of a vision of a woman’s life. I saw the life my Mom lived, a hard, powerless existence. But one she rarely complained about, but taught her four daughters to want more. We did. My bros learned to respect her and us, and hopefully their partners. She has no idea that she was such a powerful role model. You are so right about Clarence and his ilk. My Mom would count for a million of him.
What I dislike most about Schlafly and most of these other right-wing women is that they see themselves as exceptional. Do they follow their own advice about women's role? They do not. Schlafly had six kids. She was on the road much of the time they were growing up. Nuff said.
Unfortunately, if you go back in women's history you'll see that those women who "seek to diminish the power of other women" have been around for a long time. They were leaders in the anti-suffrage movement -- Elaine Weiss's THE WOMAN'S HOUR, which focuses on the fight to ratify the 19th Amendment in Tennessee, the 36th and final state, is really good on this. Being not quite older than dirt (73 in June), I got to see Phyllis Schlafly in action. The anti-choice women had the nerve to name one of their organizations after Susan B. Anthony.
Not unlike them are the Black people (usually but not 100% men) like Clarence Thomas who throw their lot in with the oppressor because that's where the power, the money, and (they think) the prestige is. A Black person in the GOP can trade on his (usually his) token status the way Black people in the Democratic Party (many of whom are women) can't, because there are so many stupendously talented people of color in the Democratic ranks. Think of poor Tim Scott in the U.S. Senate. Or Nikki Haley, a woman of color, for that matter.
I remember Phyllis. Wrote many letters to editor of Houston Chronicle about her ridiculous idea of a vision of a woman’s life. I saw the life my Mom lived, a hard, powerless existence. But one she rarely complained about, but taught her four daughters to want more. We did. My bros learned to respect her and us, and hopefully their partners. She has no idea that she was such a powerful role model. You are so right about Clarence and his ilk. My Mom would count for a million of him.
What I dislike most about Schlafly and most of these other right-wing women is that they see themselves as exceptional. Do they follow their own advice about women's role? They do not. Schlafly had six kids. She was on the road much of the time they were growing up. Nuff said.
Just another hypocrite.
A hypocrite who's decided what side her bread is buttered on.
Hope she choked on it before she went to her "reward."