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NEWS ABOUT: suffrage

suffrage stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Will Women 
 Abandon 
 Palin, Too? 

What makes women shed their ideals to support Palin?

Sep 14, 08 5:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Geraldine Ferraro joined Walter Mondale's ticket in 1984, Ronald Reagan got a boost from women voters who may have felt threatened by Ferraro's personal and professional success. Nearly 25 years later, the effect of Sarah Palin joining John McCain contrasts sharply with Ferraro's fortunes, and prompts Newsweek to take... More »

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suffrage • Geraldine Ferraro • female voters • women in office • Sarah Palin • pollsters

Opinion

Hillary, Like Suffrage, Is
a Symbol of Frustration

Women remain oppressed

Aug 26, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many have noted that Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight comes on the anniversary of women’s suffrage, but that’s not necessarily the uplifting coincidence it appears to be, writes feminist author Susan Faludi in the New York Times. Despite Clinton’s fantastic primary showing, her supporters remain disconsolate... More »

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Hillary Clinton • feminism • suffrage

OPINION

Welcome to
the Annual Sexism Awards!

Limbaugh, Silda Spitzer, others take
home booby prizes

Aug 22, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Celebrating the Aug. 26 anniversary of the passage of women's suffrage, Ellen Goodman, in the Boston Globe, doles out the "Equal Rites Awards" to those fine individuals setting back the cause of the female sex. The envelopes, please:
  • The Blind Justice Award: To the Russian judge who
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Elizabeth Edwards • sexual harassment • Rush Limbaugh • sexism • suffrage • Silda Wall Spitzer • Wrangler jeans • Randi Rhodes

Hillary Nabs
Key Speech
at Convention

Second night will be
'Hillary night' to mark women's vote

Jul 31, 08 2:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton will deliver the main address on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, reports CNN. Insiders say the erstwhile candidate will be accompanied on stage with all female senators for a speech marking the 88th anniversary of the day women won the right to vote. "Tuesday... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Democratic National Convention • suffrage • female politicians • Democratic Party

China Allows Hong Kong to Vote in 2017

Enraged by delay, democracy activists condemn decision

Dec 29, 07 4:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Reacting to years of pro-democracy rallies in Hong Kong, China agreed today to let the territory elect a leader in 2017 and a legislature in 2020, BBC reports. Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang had lobbied Beijing for elections by 2012, but hailed today's news as a "hard-earned opportunity.... More »

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China • Hong Kong • Beijing • suffrage • Britain • Donald Tsang • election

Thousands March for Democracy
in Hong Kong

Residents demand universal suffrage

Jul 1, 07 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong observed the 10th anniversary of the handover to China today as tens of thousands took to the streets for the now-traditional annual pro-democracy rally. Beijing appears no more amenable to universal suffrage, however—Hu Jintao was in town to swear in the territory's new chief executive and his... More »

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China • democracy • Asia • Hong Kong • suffrage • Hu Jintao

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