• bunchberry@lemmy.world
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            23 hours ago

            the founding fathers would probably have a heart attack seeing that women and black people have some rights

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              16 hours ago

              Some would. But many were progressive even then. They recognized the dangers of slavery, but felt that the southern states joining war against the north was unwinnable. So they pushed the problem off for another generation to handle.

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                14 hours ago

                George Washington was extremely respectful of women. He held his wife’s opinion in high regard, and one of his closest personal advisors was a a lifelong female friend. I don’t think he would have minded the idea of women voting.