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posted by takyon on Monday December 05 2016, @09:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the on-this-day dept.

THE PETTICOAT REBELLION OF 1916
WOMEN GAIN RIGHT TO VOTE, SUCCEED IN OVERTHROWING GOVERNMENT

Or something like that, might have been Newspaper Headlines of the day.

The real story is that on December 5th, 1916, the polls opened at 8:00am in the small town of Umatilla, Oregon, for a municipal election. And there was not a woman in sight.
Until.

At 2pm, the women showed up in droves and with write-in ballots, they proceeded to elect an all-woman council: a coup d'etat, of sorts.

The story is at:
https://www.damninteresting.com/the-petticoat-rebellion-of-1916/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/63262/laura-starcher-and-petticoat-revolution-1916


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 05 2016, @10:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 05 2016, @10:28PM (#437423)

    Which is why I stated mostly.

    Failing to register with Selective Service is a felony, which in most states disqualifies you from voting.

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