1926 or 2025 — Spectacular Destruction
Written during China’s Civil War while Elizabeth was living in Beijing. Do not blame social media alone for the attention we as humans give to dramatic, negative changes.
Forcibly Detained at the Senate
October 25, 1918, Washington DC. Rumors swirl that the war will be ending soon. Schools and other gathering places are cautiously re-opening, despite the Flu epidemic. And at the Senate Office Building, a small group of women were still fighting for the right to vote. They were peaceful protestors…or tried to be. As Elizabeth explains…
“Voting” with your Actions
Witnesses to history emerge from random sources. This unusual story comes from an Uncle writing to a Niece about her Father’s [Durant Bulman’s] war-time experience.[1] “Your father [enrolled] at Roanoke College, Salem, Va., sometime in September, 1864…remaining there about one month only…when he was drafted into the Confederate Service. He ran away and proceeded to…
Voting Rights: A Brief History
So I was going to share a brilliant, erudite blog on the history of voting rights. But honestly, you don’t want that lecture. Instead, let’s try this list. In sum: access to voting has always been a matter of debate. About keeping out ‘other’ people, via immigration and naturalization laws. And about using State laws…
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