Romney, Santorum, and Gingrich Need a Lesson in Women's History

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Alice Paul lived into the 1970's, and did indeed identify as pro-life. And while it's true that the issue of abortion didn't gain traction within the feminist movement until the second half of the twentieth century, Susan B Anthony made a few statements suggesting she was anti-abortion (she called it "child-murder).

Stephanie of AZ 3:25AM January 23, 2013

How any woman could vote for a republican candidate is amazing to me. They don't even try to hide their contempt for women.

Kim of NJ 1:41PM April 02, 2012

The suffrage leaders Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony were certainly not "pro-life" - not a term bandied about in their day. Their names should not be part of this debate.

Most of these comments are so pointed they do not invite a civil discussion or exchange. I hope you enjoy writing them because I do not enjoy reading them. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Civility - don't give up on it yet.

Jamie

Jamie Stiehm of CA 11:39PM March 15, 2012

Alice Paul was pro-life and said, "Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women."

As for your hero, Margaret Sanger, she once said that "the most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." Really? Sounds pretty evil to me. She also said, in reference to getting the black community to support her ideas, "We should hire three or four colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don't want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population. and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members." She looked down on blacks as an undesirable race and targeted them with the intent to reduce their population. To answer your question, yes, Republicans know who Margaret Sanger is, and we think her ideas are disgusting.

By the way, abortion is not health care, so please stop repeating the slogan that Republicans are against women's health. How in the world did murdering a human life become classified as "women's health"?

Finally, the GOP is not trying to ban birth control. You can still get birth control without demanding that other people subsidize it. When did "access" become "other people must pay for it for me"?

Jackie of MD 1:02PM March 14, 2012

Poor bruce b of NV.

.....think he will have an M.I. when the Republicans re-take the Executive Office as well as the Senate side of our Legislative branch??

Poor, poor, bruce b of Nv.!

; )

Women of America 10:52AM March 14, 2012

To Jamie "The Traitor" Stiehm:

You blogs are falling on deaf ears, especially when it comes to promoting women at any level.

Do you truly believe we all have Alzheimer's disease??

Let us shake your memory, shall we....

I distinctly remember a blog Jamie Steihm recently wrote:

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"Praying for More Women Leaders"

November 15, 2011

One female poster contributed the following;

"Your diatribe speaks volumes of what is painfully obvious and absent, Stiehm ....the inclusion the number one female in the media these days, Michelle Bachman!"

"Just as long as long as your "powering female" running for the highest office in the land is a thieving, corrupted, Democrat, nothing else matters, eh?"

"You disgust me, traitor!"

Alysia R. of CA 1:06PM November 15, 2011

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I hope Alysia doesn't mind as this comment is, again, most befitting here too!

The tune you're singing is getting a little moldy!

Nancy Marone of MA 3:50PM December 05, 2011

Susan B. Anthony of DC 10:32AM March 14, 2012

bottom line. the republicans are out of step, and out of touch, with the vast majority of women when it comes to their healthcare issues.

this will become evident when they go to the polls in november.

bruce b of NV 11:46PM March 13, 2012

Not everyone is "working on a biography of Lucretia Mott". The miniscule number of copies your book will sell gives the value of your beliefs about the common woman.

Maybe you are looking to sell a book to adorn a coffee table. For a political correct household to display...

Bill Hedges of MO 5:03PM March 13, 2012

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Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm is a weekly Creators Syndicate columnist. Her op-eds on politics, culture, and history have appeared in newspapers across the nation, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. She previously worked as a reporter at the Baltimore Sun and The Hill. Jamie's first journalism job was as an assignment editor at the CBS News bureau in London.

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