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If you like this newsletter, Forward to a friend. Received this from a friend? Sign up to get it daily in your inbox! 100 years ago today, Tennessee decided the fate of the 19th Amendment. What makes this anniversary so important? In a year that's been characterized by a remarkable wave of protest, and in the lead-up to an already-contested election, the hard, flawed fight to win the vote for women is a reminder both of how far the country has come since its founding, and how far it still has to go. It's a reminder that progress is a balance between choosing when to put faith in established systems, and when to fight them. In her essay, Letty Pogrebin quotes a poem by the early 20th-century feminist Rose Pastor Stokes: "We trust that they may take us in," Stokes wrote. "Else must we batter down the walls,/ And force the doors,/ And enter in!"

Culture 50 years a feminist, and I’m still learning what suffrage means Letty Cottin Pogrebin     Culture The Eastern European Jewish immigrant who saved suffrage Bridget Quinn         Culture The suffrage movement was racist. Where did Jewish women fit in? Katya Gibel Mevorach     Culture Why have Jewish suffragists been left out of history? Pamela Nadell       Culture Suffrage comes with obligations. Voting is only the first. Naomi Zack     Culture Why I won’t celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment Martha S. Jones

 

Mort Klein said serious Jews don’t marry non-Jewish women. Here’s a list.     I grew up with anti-Semitism in the UAE. Peace with Israel is a dream come true.     Kamala Harris’ Yiddish Nickname Shows How Close She Is With Her Jewish Family     Colleges express outrage about anti-Semitism— but fail to report it as a crime

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