Sunday, May 14, 2006
Joyce Schulte: Women's History
In the late 1990's I was asked to write a play about the history of the Women's Sufferage movement as it was connected to Iowa.
The play is titled...."Take Your Places, Ladies!" and is written around 4 generations of women in one family as Great-Granny tells the story of she & her other marching and taking their places in history.
It seems that some people think writing on women in history is feminist, and so I now have the honor now of being chastised for being a feminist. Isn't that interesting?
When did history get to be so distorted? Steve King makes fun of Sen.
Joseph McCarty and others make fun of the 74-year long effort to get women the right to vote. Is there any difference?
And on Mother's Day I take delight in all the work that women have done, the 74-long years of work to get the right to vote and all the advances in this work brought about by women. But of course, I also take delight in all the advances brought about by men, too!
Join me in simply making more history.....Vote for me June 6th...or via absentee ballot.
With thanks,
Joyce Schulte
The play is titled...."Take Your Places, Ladies!" and is written around 4 generations of women in one family as Great-Granny tells the story of she & her other marching and taking their places in history.
It seems that some people think writing on women in history is feminist, and so I now have the honor now of being chastised for being a feminist. Isn't that interesting?
When did history get to be so distorted? Steve King makes fun of Sen.
Joseph McCarty and others make fun of the 74-year long effort to get women the right to vote. Is there any difference?
And on Mother's Day I take delight in all the work that women have done, the 74-long years of work to get the right to vote and all the advances in this work brought about by women. But of course, I also take delight in all the advances brought about by men, too!
Join me in simply making more history.....Vote for me June 6th...or via absentee ballot.
With thanks,
Joyce Schulte
