The Loony Bin
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Wed, 1 Jan 1997 20:15:54 +0000
Hiya People... Excerpts from an old article on why women shouldn't vote...sent in by Alan... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx ***<andrea@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk>****<ajc6@ukc.ac.uk>*** ***<bloodaxe@geocities.com>***<bloodaxe@bigfoot.com>*** *** *** *** THE LOONY BIN *** *** loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk *** *** Archive: http://eleceng.ukc.ac.uk/~pjw/loonies/ *** *** *** *******************Internet Goddess******************** **********************ANDROMEDA************************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- Many newspaper columns were written to explain why women should or should not attain the vote. The following excerpt from a 1903 column contains arguments presented to prevent the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. - Because the bad women will vote, and a bad woman is so much worse than a bad man. - Because a woman's brain weighs five ounces less than a man's. - Because the home will go to destruction. - Because the women will not have time to take care of their children. - Because they would vote like their husband's do, and if they don't, there will be family quarrels. - Because our government was founded by smart men and they did not recognize "women's rights". - Because the present vote would be doubled and it would take twice as long to get election returns. - Because woman has a silent influence more powerful than the ballot. - Because women will become more independent. - Because women will be less likely to marry so the number of old maids will greatly increase