Pearl S. Buck believed “herstory” was worth repeating. In her 1941 collection of feminist essays, Of Men and Women, she wrote: The truth has never been told about women in history: that everywhere man has gone woman has gone too, and what he has done she has done also. Women are ignorant of their own […]
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Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell In 1849 Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) became the first woman to receive a medical degree from an American medical school and in 1859 became the first woman on the British medical register. She was ardently anti-abortion and pro-woman, choosing to enter the field of medicine partly because she was repulsed that the
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The Truth About Susan B. Anthony: Did One of America’s First Feminists Oppose Abortion? by Cat Clark As Feminists for Life has gained more attention in the media, FFL’s pro-life feminist legacy has met with increasing suspicion and skepticism, with some accusing FFL of hijacking America’s leading suffragist, Susan B. Anthony. “There’s absolutely nothing in
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“Vinegar-visaged virago.” “Stiff.” “Cold.” “Aggressive.” “Constantly howling.” “A dangerous, undermining effect on the characters of the wives and mothers of our land.” “Laboring under strong feelings of hatred towards men.” “What will become of … that healthful and necessary subordination of wife to husband?” “Taking women down from that pedestal where she is today.” “Will
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