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71How American Women Won the Right to Vote
The Nineteenth Amendment (informally called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment), granting full voting rights to women across the United States of America, was adopted on August 26, 1920. Happy 88th Birthday to all women voters in the United States of America!
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75Why YOU Should Vote? Practical Reasons That Might Convince YOU!
Voting this year? What do you mean - you don't know? What are you thinking? Here are a few tips on "why" you should vote... regardless of whether you can't figure out even who to vote for right now. Obama - McCain - Independent? Decisions must be made, because consequences regardless....
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66Suffrage as a Paradigm Shift in American Politics
One of the major paradigm shifts in American politics was the extension of suffrage to all citizens. This shift from the school of thought that only white male landowners should be afforded the right to vote,...
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79The Day Sex Ruled the USA
It was a hot August day in Nashville. The year, 1920. One man, Harry Burn, did for women what no man had ever done before. He gave women, with one crucial vote, the right to vote in the USA. Here is a bit of the USA's sexual history that should not languish unremembered, unhonored.
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60Lying About Racism
Warning: this is a long Hub. As Mark Twain once said, "If I had more time I would have made this shorter." So proceed with caution if you are short on time! I am sick to death of the Dinosaur Dying Mass...
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65Why You Should Vote In November
Why should you vote in November 2008? This is the explanation of why voting matters. It is intended to encourage everyone to vote because each vote counts. We also offer links to voting and issue resources to encourage people to become educated voters.
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60Why the Christian Right is Wrong
The Christian Right is Wrong As a former Republican, fundamentalist, born-again evangelical Christian, I feel compelled to inform my readership as to why, in this environment, voting religion...
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52Not up for a Vote!
It's not up for a vote! This following hub was my response to a blog, that says that the Morjority has voted against Gay marriage, and that the courts should not oppose the voice of the people. Gay...
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67Afghan Star The American Idol of Afghanistan
Lima Sahar is voted off "Afghan Star" after making it into the final three, but her victory is really a personal one. "It's completely rejected by Islam," said Sayed-ur-Rahman Niazi, the cleric at Kabul's central mosque, "Someone who goes to listen to music is guilty of adultery. It's the same thing. And someone who enjoys it should be kicked out of Islam. He's no longer a Muslim."
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63Should We Have Women Leaders?
Would you acknowledge news coming from a national non-partisan organization advancing women's leadership across all sectors including the U.S. presidency? The White House Project reported just...
