To Women

[hortysir]

This is the story of women who were ground-breakers.
These brave women from the early 1900's made all the difference in the lives we live today.
Remember, it was not until 1920 that women were granted the right to go to the polls and vote.
The women were innocent and defenseless, but when, in North America,
Women picketed in front of the White House, carrying signs asking for the vote,
They were jailed.
And by the end of their first night in jail, those women were barely alive.
Forty prison guards wielding clubs and their warden's blessing
Went on a rampage against the 33 women
Wrongly convicted of 'obstructing sidewalk traffic.'


Lucy Burns
They beat Lucy Burns, chained her hands to the cell bars above her head
And left her hanging there for the night,
Bleeding and gasping for air.


Dora Lewis
They hurled Dora Lewis into a dark cell,
Smashed her head against an iron bed and knocked her out cold.
Her cellmate, Alice Cosu, thought Lewis was dead and suffered a heart attack.
Additional affidavits describe the guards grabbing, dragging, beating,
Choking, slamming, pinching, twisting and kicking the women.

Thus unfolded the 'Night of Terror' on Nov. 15, 1917.
When the warden at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia ordered his guards
To teach a lesson to the suffragists imprisoned there,
Because they dared to picket Woodrow Wilson's White House
For the right to vote.

For weeks, the women's only water came from an open pail.
Their food--all of it colorless slop--was infested with worms.


Alice Paul
When one of the leaders, Alice Paul, embarked on a hunger strike,
They tied her to a chair, forced a tube down her throat and poured liquid into her until she vomited.
She was tortured like this for weeks until word was smuggled out to the press.

All women who have ever voted, have ever owned property,
Have ever enjoyed equal rights need to remember that women's rights
Had to be fought for in Canada as well.
Do our daughters and our sisters know the price that was paid
To earn rights for women here, in North America?

2009 is the 80th Anniversary of the Persons Case in Canada
(http://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_v._Canada_(Attorney_General),
Which finally declared women in Canada to be persons!
Please, if you are so inclined, pass this on to all the women you know,
So that we remember to celebrate the rights we enjoy.

Knowledge is Freedom:
Hide it, and it withers;
Share it, and it blooms



With love,
to all my women

[squirt]

freedom isn't free, somebody somewhere along the line paid the ultimate price for it, we should never take it for granted, a debt is owed that can never be repaid, but we can make sure it's never forgotten, I had no idea Horty thank you

[hortysir]

Maybe I'm just tired, or just an old softy
But that made me cry like a baby

[squirt]

had to get a tissue myself
(probably a bit of both lol )

[LilMissPurrfect]

Women to be very proud at!

[hortysir]

[squirt]

Women have strengths that amaze men
They bear hardships and they carry burdens
but they hold happiness, love and joy

They smile when they want to scream
They sing when they want to cry
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous
They fight for what they believe in
They stand up to injustice

They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution

They go without so their family can have
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend

They love unconditionally
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards

They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding
Their hearts break when a friend dies
They grieve at the loss of a family member
yet they are strong when they
think there is no strength left
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart

Women come in all shapes, sizes and colours

They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you

The heart of a woman is what
makes the world keep turning

They bring joy, hope and love
They have compassion and ideas
They give moral support to their
family and friends

Women have vital things to say
and everything to give

However, if there is one flaw in women
it is that they forget their worth

[hortysir]

yep

[brilor]

Some men are real SOB's

[squirt]

luckily there's men like you to make up for that sexy brilor!