History of American Feminism, Monday, 2nd Period.

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"Today we're going to start to cover the topic I'm sure most of you have been waiting for," Ghanima said, once all the students had arrived for the day. "The women's suffrage movement, specifically in the United States."

"Women's suffrage in the United States was achieved gradually, at state and local levels, during the late 19th century and early 20th century, culminating in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provided: 'The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.'"

"It was not, however, all marches and speeches."

( We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote. )

"The 1918 election left Congress with mostly pro-suffrage members. The House reaffirmed its vote and on June 4, 1919, the Senate passed the amendment by one vote. On August 26, 1920, the last state to ratify it was Tennessee. Women voted for the first time in the 1920 presidential election -- including Florence Harding, the next First Lady. The fight took 72 years -- spanning two centuries, 18 presidencies, and three wars."

[OOC: OCD up. Cut for mentions of torture, hunger strikes, and general 'shut up already, Ahddie']

Apathy Club, The Danger Shop, Monday After Classes

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Yes, the Danger Shop.

Don't worry, Jeremy had asked for help. (He'd also remembered to send out an email about the location change. Go him!) The Danger Shop was currently a meadow on top of a little hill on a pleasant summer evening, and all above them the sky was dark and stars shone brightly.

"Today, we are being apathetic while gazing at the stars," Jeremy announced, flopping down onto his back on the grass. This was what you got for letting the underachieving astronomy geek be club president.