Zitkala-Sa

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

A Sioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist. A Renaissance woman of great intellect, she won a scholarship to Earlham College at a time when most men didn't go to college. Her accomplishments are truly inspiring. She founded the National Council of American Indians in 1926 to lobby for the rights of Native Americans to American citizenship, on which she served as president until her death in 1938. Zitkala-Ša was born on February 22, 1876 on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Women could vote in 1920 but not if you were a Native American woman. Various acts were passed from the '20s through the '50s by congress that were ignored, circumvented or frustrated by state and local actions. Zitkala-Sa is partly responsible for a making the government respect the rights of a whole group of people and their being able to vote.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitkala-Sa

[seabeyond]

1. what a fun story. i listen to women like this, who had such a strong voice, at a time when women

were not allowed that voice. both as a native american and woman.

what is in these women to go outside the box, and have the courage to speak out against....

thanks.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. Everyone has a voice...

...and something to say. It is the rest of us that are blessed by what we here.

[seabeyond]

3. they have that voice and often do not use it.

and some seem to think they have nothing to say, but, i jsut do not buy it. lol. it is a family joke. hubby thinks he never has anything to say. and every time he says something i almost always am impressed adn thankful he said it. cause it gives me something.

but... yes, to what you say.... bah ha hahaha. lol. i like listening as much as i like talking.