During the suffragette movement, and before, back to Englad, WOMEN forcefully fought the rights of women, insisting that things remain the same, that it is right they not be able to own property, vote, go to school, etc. It is a woman's natural duty to learn to sew, run a household, be a mother, and the like. It continued through the women's rights movement in the '60's (Phyllis Schafley, Anita Bryant, others).
It carries more weight with your enemies when one of your own stands up and condemns your groups' attempts at gaining rights.
I've read stories in England written by women, talking about how women should learn to sew, learn the alphabet, but little more, or else it will clutter her mind and interfere with her domestic duties, etc. It's called the mindset of the times or something like that.
It would be like a group of gays holding a press conference and insisting that gays not have anti-discrimination rights in employment, should not be allowed in the military, etc.
This is history. It's well documented. Women have ALWAYS been their own worst enemies. You can count on it, it's so reliable. It's not MOST women, but most certainly, there is always a group of women who side on the anti-woman side.
I remember women fighting employment rights for women in the '60s. Why? Because it was not natural for women to work outside the home, and it would take much needed jobs away from men, the breadwinners. I remember even Connie Francis, the singer-actress, talking about the feminist movement on a talk show and how she was against it...she was Italian and wanted to be treated like a lady, etc., not like another man.
They're still around, the women who are against women. They are these days usu. religious (Bachman). Schafley is still alive, I think. These women do these things, all the while having the RIGHT to do those things BECAUSE of the feminist movement. After all, THEY aren't at home cooking, are they?
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