Posts by Pamela
From the Archives: You Can’t Vote Because
I first ran this post in 2011. I think it is an even more important reminder today. From sixth century Athens on, who has the vote and why has been a touchy and evolving subject in democracies. People who already have the vote have hesitated to extend it to others for two basic reasons. …
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From the Archives: Rural Free Delivery
Over the last several months, I have been working my way through a stack of “get out the vote” postcards: writing as legibly as possible. (Always a challenge for me.) Now I’m at the deadline and writing a little more quickly and a little less legibly. * Since I am under a bit of…
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Thinking about Women’s History–an Update
Morning, all: I just realized that though the TEDx talk shows beautifully on the website it didn’t come through on emails. You didn’t even get a live link. I tested it several times, but obviously did not succeed in finding a problem. If this version doesn’t come through, you can click the header on the…
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