Womens' Right to Vote

[JerryCarr]

I am sort of sorry that I brought guns into the discussion. The reference to my great-grandmother was meant to point out how she and her friends had assumed a role of equality with the men of the time without the benefit of Constitutional Law. In late 19th Century Texas, guns were an unfortunate necessity to protect one's family, friends, property, etc. These women did not flinch from assuming that protective role, as did most frontier women. The difference between Great-grandmother's group and the rest was their willingness to demand political and social equality. Her shotgun and pearl handled revolver were just accessories that most fully functioning citizens at the time had, and not a point to be taken in a discussion of 21st Century gun law.

Cheers,
Jerry

[StillHope]

Jerry,it was my joke..
But it's not that difficult to return the tread back to the topic- Aprid just did.

[rbakker]

If more women voted maybe we'd have more women representatives, more women Supreme Justices, less pandering to the gun lobby. Although if the Rep. VP candidate is anything to go by, maybe not.

[bodysurf]

if you were a black woman in the south that right really didn't come into effect until the 1970s.....