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littlemissmartypants

(31,459 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 01:35 PM 3 hrs ago

Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart

Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart
— (@womensartbluesky.bsky.social) 2025-12-25T07:12:44.718Z

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Suffragette Christmas card from the Women's Social and Political Union, 1909. UK.#Womensart (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago OP

Wow. I love it! whathehell 3 hrs ago #1

That's wonderful. And not that long ago--great grandma couldn't vote. Timeflyer 2 hrs ago #2

And, great grandma had to be white. 1965 for southern Black grandmas Deuxcents 9 min ago #3

Oh, yeah, forgot about that. And we can't let any part of our history get erased--it's too important. Timeflyer 6 min ago #4

whathehell

(30,333 posts)

1. Wow. I love it!

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 01:46 PM

3 hrs ago

The illustration is charming, and looks relatively modern for the era...Thanks for posting!

Timeflyer

(3,640 posts)

2. That's wonderful. And not that long ago--great grandma couldn't vote.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 02:24 PM

2 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(25,365 posts)

3. And, great grandma had to be white. 1965 for southern Black grandmas

Reply to Timeflyer (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 04:53 PM

9 min ago

The 1965 Voting Rights Act gave all African Americans the full right to vote. I was a senior in HS!

Timeflyer

(3,640 posts)

4. Oh, yeah, forgot about that. And we can't let any part of our history get erased--it's too important.

Reply to Deuxcents (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 04:56 PM

6 min ago

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