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Just after midnight, I came across this article which provides the background to how women won the right to vote and the women's suffrage movement.

Excerpt:

"By the end of the night, they were barely alive. They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell, smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold. Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead. She suffered a heart attack. Additional affidavits describe the guards dragging, beating, choking, slamming, pinching, and kicking the women. Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917."
-- From powerful essay on prison treatment of suffragettes fighting for women's right to vote


Dear friends,

The below message is a powerful and inspiring reminder of how far we have come. 200 years ago, slavery was the order of the day. 100 years ago women were not allowed to vote. Read this shocking tale of what some women in the United States had to go through to get the right to vote, and maybe you will be inspired to deepen your commitment in this modern day to help build a brighter future for us and for our children.

Please CLICK HERE to read the rest of the entry and to see the beautiful illustrations. Take care. Have a nice day!