Women’s History Month Pisses Me Off
Women’s History Month pisses me off.
So does Black History Month.
So black people get February and women get March. Wow. How very generous.
I move to call all of the other months “White Male History Month.” Let’s put it on all of the calendars.
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And let’s continue pretending that black people, all women and anyone who isn’t a white man are a mere side dish of American history.
Have you ever wondered why African-Americans and women get a whole month dedicated just to them? It sounds kind of cool. Wow!! A whole month!!!
What a crock.
These *special* months exist because the primary focus of American history centers around white men. Granted, this country has been run by a white male majority since its birth – and certain white men sure do like it and wish to keep it that way.
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Response to randys1 (Reply #2)
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Called “the Female Paul Revere,” sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington's Revolutionary War ride was much longer than Revere's celebrated feat. The American Revolutionary War is filled with war heroes such as George Washington, Patrick Henry, and Paul Revere, who is known for his famous ride to warn of British troop ...
get this..... even talking about her she is preempted with eing the female "paul revere"
Sybil Ludington was born on April 5, 1761 in Patterson, New York, the daughter of Abigail and Colonel Henry Ludington. He had fought in the French and Indian War and was an influential community leader. He volunteered to head the local militia during the American Revolution. In 1777, Sybil was sixteen years old and the oldest of twelve children. Being the oldest, Sybil was often in charge of caring for her eleven younger siblings.
On the night of April 26, 1777, Colonel Ludington received word that the British were attacking Danbury, Connecticut, which was 25 miles from Ludington's home in New York State. Sybil Ludington went out to gather her father's troops and warn the countryside of the British troops’ incoming attack. She took a forty-mile route by horse, and riding through the pouring rain, shouted that the British were burning Danbury, and called for the militia to assemble at the home of Colonel Ludington. By the time Sybil had returned home from her ride, around four hundred men were assembled, ready to stop the British army.
Sybil Ludington was recognized for her heroic ride by the man who would become the first American President, General George Washington. She continued to help throughout the rest of the Revolutionary War as a messenger. In October of 1784, at the age of 23, Sybil Ludington married lawyer Edward Ogden, and spent the rest of her life in Unadilla, New York with their son Harry, until she died on February 26, 1839. Her hometown was later renamed Ludingtonville in honor of Sybil’s heroic ride. Sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington created a statue of a statue of Ludington on her horse. In 1976, the US Post Office issued a stamp commemorating Sybil’s ride. 1
https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/youngandbrave/ludington.html
Response to seabeyond (Reply #8)
It also calls to mind that lame calendar day (who created it?) "Secretary's Day"
Secretary's Day really??? Um yes in 1950 my Mother was an executive secy in NYC. She made the same pay in 1950 what "pink collar" jobs pay women in the south today. 25k.
Oh but today they have no profit sharing, health insurance or dividends, and require a Masters degree.
I am in a deep red state btw. It feels like 1940.
Oh boy.
I was a legal secretary for my dad. Then I went to college and court reporting school for an associate's degree.
I was a court reporter for 20 years. Got a B.A. in biology and a law degree. I was overqualified and had obviously outgrown my profession. The president of the National Shorthand Reporters Association (now the NCRA) would not let me put "B.A., J.D." after my name, in their national directory, because they had never seen the inside of a university. The guy just had a two year community college degree in court reporting. I had that degree TOO. He was judging me and had no right to. He said "a biology degree is no big deal but a law degree is really something". How the hell does he know? Could he pass the biology courses I took? Not to mention freshman chemistry which I made a B in and LOVED.
The court reporters make noises about continuing ed and people getting a bachelor's degree but they don't really mean it. I think it's because it's a female dominated profession and they don't really want females getting a serious education. A B.A. in biology was bad enough but a doctorate in law was really threatening. I gave up my court reporting license after the state board wanted me to explain how a biology degree and a law degree would make me a better court reporter. And I was the best educated court reporter in the state. And it's a big state.
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Response to ismnotwasm (Reply #19)
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I suggest we divide the months by population statistics. Nope, that would still be unfair.
I'm sorry that all these 'histories' or exceptions to 'his-story,' are no longer taught as one. Back in the stone ages, we learned about all the struggles of minorities, women, labor and migrants.
It was part of the New Deal type education we were given. We had dozens of people and peoples taught all year long - inclusively.
And the real pisser to me is giving black people the shortest, most ambiguous month out of the year.
Really, you couldn't do any better than that, guys?
Thanks fresh~
his-stories, yup. I am going for the sheros! Forget the heros.
Thanks...I really loved that article.