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Don't waste Women's Right to Vote - Thanks Loth
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 193715" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Thanks for posting this Jo.</p><p>My family also takes voting very seriously, and we're having a federal election north of the border in October.</p><p></p><p>I was talking to difficult child's 1:1 staffer at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) the other day. She said that she hates politics and doesn't vote. I was STUNNED. I told her about Nellie McClung and women's suffrage, but it didn't seem to sink in.</p><p></p><p>Nellie McClung was an activist who was instrumental in winning the right for women to vote in Canada.</p><p></p><p>I think I will encourage her to track down this HBO movie. I think that the extreme suffering and bravery of the Iron Jawed Women would resonate more with her than the stolid path taken by the Canadian women. She's from the U.S. so it might hit home for that reason as well.</p><p></p><p>Given my gender and skin colour, I can't not vote. Too many people have fought and died to earn me the right. It would be too disrespectful of me not to use it and use it well.</p><p></p><p>Makes me sad that so many people don't understand that.</p><p></p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 193715, member: 3907"] Thanks for posting this Jo. My family also takes voting very seriously, and we're having a federal election north of the border in October. I was talking to difficult child's 1:1 staffer at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) the other day. She said that she hates politics and doesn't vote. I was STUNNED. I told her about Nellie McClung and women's suffrage, but it didn't seem to sink in. Nellie McClung was an activist who was instrumental in winning the right for women to vote in Canada. I think I will encourage her to track down this HBO movie. I think that the extreme suffering and bravery of the Iron Jawed Women would resonate more with her than the stolid path taken by the Canadian women. She's from the U.S. so it might hit home for that reason as well. Given my gender and skin colour, I can't not vote. Too many people have fought and died to earn me the right. It would be too disrespectful of me not to use it and use it well. Makes me sad that so many people don't understand that. Trinity [/QUOTE]
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