The 4th of July is a timely reminder that for the U.S., the promise of 'liberty and equality' has never been for everyone.
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“While the nation is buoyant with patriotism, and all hearts are attuned to praise, it is with sorrow we come to strike the one discordant note, on this one-hundredth anniversary of our country’s birth. While subjects of kings, emperors and czars from the old world join in our national jubilee, shall the women of the republic refuse to lay their hands with benedictions on the nation’s head?
She then gave a comprehensive list of grievances women have against a government that practices taxation without representation, denies women the right to be tried by a jury of their peers, and has passed numerous unequal codes and laws. She ended her presentation by saying:
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
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