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CreekDog

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8. Hey I said to judge them objectively --I don't think she's a hero, in fact I don't much like her

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Reply #7)

Thu May 3, 2012, 02:25 PM

May 2012

but she was an important person in the history of feminism, an obviously flawed one, who had some abhorrent beliefs.

my thread wasn't meant to venerate her, but to take a critical look at her.

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Women's Christian Temperance Union as an early Feminist movement [View all] CreekDog Apr 2012 OP

I did not realize this until KT2000 Apr 2012 #1

My grandmother was a one time president of the NY WCTU Warpy May 2012 #2

what I learned on the show KT2000 May 2012 #3

The WCTU was more of a movement against domestic violence than banning alcohol. no_hypocrisy May 2012 #4

that makes sense, though it clearly went beyond that CreekDog May 2012 #5

There was also an anti-immigrant (Catholic/Irish) aspect to prohibition Warren DeMontague May 2012 #6

Civil Rights for who? All women? Or just the gilded lillies? JustAnotherGen May 2012 #7

Hey I said to judge them objectively --I don't think she's a hero, in fact I don't much like her CreekDog May 2012 #8

Very true JustAnotherGen May 2012 #9