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Women's Lives in the Victorian Era ~ The Change was Inevidible

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 11 Feb

The 'Victorian Era' was from June 1837 and January of 1901. During that time women were treated as if they had no brains and had no rights. About 1850 many women began to challenge social norms. One of those women was the 7th...

womens rights

civil disobedience

upper class customs

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Weird Beliefs from the Near Past

celticeagle @celticeagle (189927) • Boise, Idaho 6 Apr 23

Things were so different back in the late 50s and the 60s. Sugar was not believed to be addictive or harmful to our health. Even today we continue to consume it but we do know better. Fat was considered the culprit and evidence...

womens rights

seat belts

google

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Does woman has a name?

Gerald H E Matusea @geraldHE2020 (9) • Bogor, Indonesia 26 Jul 20

There is still country where when a woman married, her name does not appear on her wedding invitation. When sick, her name does not appear on the doctor's prescription. And when she died, her name did not appear on her death...

women vulnerable to discrimination

emancipation

womens rights

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October 23 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222623) • United States 23 Oct 19

National Boston Cream Pie Day National Slap Your Irritating Co-Worker Day 1707 - The first Parliament of Great Britain convenes. 1850 - The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1942 -...

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little steps for womankind

Katharine @katharinep (12) 20 Jun 19

I was 17 in 1974 and it was a brave new world for women, and I had no clue how to navigate it. it's now 45 years later and women are still trying to prove our legal and moral right to equality and safety. I have a small...

feminism

marriage

womens rights

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Saudi women will finally be allowed to drive!, Jog, get out of the house without hijab and apply for government services without their guardians approval.

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 28 Mar 18

The New crowned Prince of Saudi Arabia is now rebelling against religious leaders because starting June this year, Saudi women can finally drive! He wanted to stop extremism in Saudi and modernize the country. I remember women...

women

womens rights

saudi

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My Friend Explained Her Point of View

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169505) • United States 22 Jan 17

There were several "Women's Marches" across the US, yesterday. Most everyone behaved well. Some wore silly hats. I have a respected friend in a small town in Oklahoma. She, and her husband, and her three year old daughter...

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Did you celebrate national topless day?

pmbhuntress09 @pmbhuntress09 (1608) • United States 21 Aug 11

So how many of you yesterday got into the national topless day. In Ashville North Carolina they expected over 5000 women to drop their tops yesterday. Personally I forgot about it, and didn't even participate in the topless day....

topless day

womens rights

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Menstrual Leave From work....yay or nay?

fruitcakeliz @fruitcakeliz (2638) • United States 18 Aug 09

i ran across an article a while ago that talked about the fact that in some other countries, women have the legal right to miss two to three days per month for "menstrural leave" during there periods. Unfortunatly i can't find the...

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Why do people HATE the word "F-E-M-I-N-I-S-M"

revellanotvanella @revellanotvanella (4033) • United States 22 May 09

I learned this from my boyfriend but I'm guessing its because SOME-HOW the word has been attached to lesbianism!! All I can say to woman who brush it off this way and follow the same suit is 'look around you'. Woman have...

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Mom's got the best end of things really

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 10 May 08

I'd never trade being able to give birth with being male...... being able to have higher wages and better jobs... and...... what do you think? "Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men...

quotes

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Parenthood/childhood

treastrinity @treastrinity (25) • United States 8 Apr 08

I am a very overprotective parent, my children range from almost 11 years old, to just 6 years old! I had my first child at the ripe age of 16! I must first say, I think teenage pregnancy is completely unacceptable!! And it was...

pregnancy

teenage pregnancy

womens rights

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Do you think abortion should be legal?

MERCEDES1112 @MERCEDES1112 (115) • United States 24 Feb 08

I was wondering how many people believe in abortion! So do you belive in Pro life or womens rights! I think that abortions should be banned and should be illegal!I seen on the tv that women use aborations as a form of birth...

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As A Woman,Have you ever suffered sexism ?

janisspaggiari59 @janisspaggiari59 (656) • United States 11 Jan 08

Have you ever suffered sexism in your life ? How bad did it get ? Tell us your story. Did you suffer this on the job, from family,in school,in college,in your home,from a stranger,from a boyfriend,husband.If you have ever gone...

woman sexism

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Toplessness! A fundamental Right of Women

barehugs @barehugs (8973) • Canada 31 Dec 07

Toplessness is a basic fundamental right of women! Without it they will always be subjugated and considered lesser, simply because they are censored. Both genders can now go topless in public in Canada, since the Canadian Federal...

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Women who was a rape victim in Saudi Arabia..is sentenced to 200 lashes and..

littlefranciscan @littlefranciscan (18327) • United States 1 Dec 07

A woman was kidnapped and later gangraped by 7 men ..The courts only slapped a kidnapping sentence on the men and the woman was sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in prison... This is on many newstations.. Where is the...

islamic law

women in saudi arabia

womens rights

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women -their own worst enemies?

emilywickersham @emilywickersham (56) • United States 23 Sep 07

My friend's husband just started a new job, and I was shocked to hear her say she's glad he's not working with women any more because they're so catty. When in the world are women going start supporting each other in the workplace...

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Abortion, adoption, who are you to tell me what to do with my body?

xkristalx @xkristalx (230) • United States 21 Jul 07

I haven't been on mylot very long but people discussing abortion and adoption are driving me nuts!!! I am 21 years old. At 17 I graduated high school and started college. I was no longer allowed to live with my parents, so I moved...

abortion

adoption

conservative

infant adoption awareness initiative

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Burqas (and other garments concealing identities) should be banned

babykay @babykay (2131) • Ireland 11 Jul 07

We have just been told that one of the failed London bombers managed to conceal his identity by wearing a burqa. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/20/ntrial120.xml and the cleric at the mosque in...

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why personally attack people for their own OPINIONS!!

fallenangelteegra @fallenangelteegra (235) • United States 16 Jun 07

I am a very verbal person who has alot of opinions and speak them freely! I am a person who bends over backwards to help others and gets offended easily when it comes to someone negating womens rights! People easily judge you here...

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