Women's history

As far as I can tell, absolutely nothing more is known about Hortensia's past or future.

Lack of sources is ever the problem in women's history, but at least we have this one speech from her, which is more than the number of her famous father's speeches, not one of which has survived.

One thing that is immediately noticeable, though, is that these women were not actually arguing for representation.

No taxation without representation didn't mean that Hortensia wanted to join the Senate.

Children can decorate and write their own fall-themed storybook.

Today, 5 to 6 p.m., Asbury, Iowa, Suffrage and World War I, Women's History in Iowa at the Asbury branch of Dubuque County Library District.

Iowa author Anne Hannigan Kotz explores two transformative periods in Iowa history, the women's suffrage movement and World War I.

Examine the long struggle for women's rights to vote.

I'm t- I, I'm not saying that it's only for men, you know what I'm saying? I'm just saying-

During Women's History here? That's crazy.

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He was, like, naming all the bits that we do on our show and all the bits that USC does on their show.

And then Matt was like, "You forgot about This Week in Women's History, and Balls as Lines-

Wacky Guest Wednesday [laughs]

... and Wacky Guest Wednesday, and all those things." And so we'll see how Matt feels about that-

But our sources on pre-Columbian non-Aztec legends are often even weaker and later.

If white lady tails appear all over Europe and also outside it, why would we expect the Aztecs to be the only indigenous culture with a Cihuacuatl tail? Who's to say that there wasn't a weeping goddess ghost demon thing in all of them? If there's one thing that studying women's history has taught me, it's that every time and culture provided a good portion of its women with plenty of reasons to cry and plenty of reasons to be angry.

Which brings me to another point.

The La Llorona tale is a child safety tale on the surface, but it's also a story for older people.

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Specific credits are in the show notes.

Next week, I will have one more on this day in women's history for you.

And then the week after that, Series 17, Women Together, will begin.

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And my recent book is Women's History.

Imagine that.

It's called How Bright the Path Grows, The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington.