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One of those sleepless nights and sadness-filled mornings
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<blockquote data-quote="nlj" data-source="post: 641249" data-attributes="member: 17650"><p>We have the history of the 'Votes for Women' campaigns here in the UK. The story of the Pankhurst family in the 19th Century made a big impression on me as a teenager. I always used to say to my kids (and still do), that if someone decided to withdraw your right to vote that you would be outraged. What if it was decided that women could not vote, or men over the age of 50 could not vote, or African Americans could not vote, or gay people could not vote or people with red hair could not vote. You should vote out of principle, otherwise what did those 19th century women suffer for?</p><p></p><p>You could suggest that your kids (and husband) read about the Pankhursts and their struggle for the right to vote.</p><p></p><p>(I'll get down off my soapbox now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nlj, post: 641249, member: 17650"] We have the history of the 'Votes for Women' campaigns here in the UK. The story of the Pankhurst family in the 19th Century made a big impression on me as a teenager. I always used to say to my kids (and still do), that if someone decided to withdraw your right to vote that you would be outraged. What if it was decided that women could not vote, or men over the age of 50 could not vote, or African Americans could not vote, or gay people could not vote or people with red hair could not vote. You should vote out of principle, otherwise what did those 19th century women suffer for? You could suggest that your kids (and husband) read about the Pankhursts and their struggle for the right to vote. (I'll get down off my soapbox now :) ) [/QUOTE]
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