妇女的选举权 Womens Right to Vote(第1页)
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苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼SusanB。Anthony
苏珊·布朗内尔·安东尼(1820—1906),生于马萨诸塞州,曾经做过小学教师。身为一个独身妇女,她强烈地意识到妇女需要政治和经济上的独立。1851年,她遇到当时女权主义运动的另一领袖伊利莎白·凯蒂·斯坦顿,她们成了工作中的伙伴,终身保持着这一关系,而她们的合作关系决定了美国女权主义运动的进程。
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2。guarantee[?ɡ?r?n?ti:]v。保证;担保
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Istaomentfortheallegedcrimeofhavihelastpresideion,withouthavingalawfulrighttovote。Itshallbemyworkthiseveningtoprovetoyouthatinthisvoting,Inotonlyitted,instead,simplyexercisedmy’srights,guaraomeandallUessbytheNationalstitutiohepowerofaodeny。
ThepreambleoftheFederalstitutionsays,
&hepeopleoftheUes,ioformamoreperfe,establishjustisuredomestiquillity,providefortheoethegeneralwelfare,aheblessingsoflibertytoourselvesandourposterity,doordaiablishthisstitutioedStatesofAmerica。”
Itwaswe,thepeople;hewhitemales;hemales;butwe,thewholepeople,whoformedtheUnion。Andweformedit,nottogivetheblessingsofliberty,buttosecurethem;nottothehalfofourselvesandthehalfofourposterity,buttothewholepeople—womenaswellasmen。Anditisadhtmockerytotalktowomenoftheireheblessingsoflibertywhiletheyaredeheonlymeahemprovidedbythisdemocratic-republie。
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Foraomakesexaqualifiusteverresultinthedisfraofoirehalfofthepeopleistopassabillofattainder,orafactolaw,andisthereforeaviolationofthesupremelawoftheland。Byittheblessingsoflibertyareforeverwithheldfromwomenandtheirfemaleposterity。Tothemthisgoverhasnojustpowersderivedfromthetofthegoverhisgoverademocraotarepubliodiousaristocracy;ahatefuloligarchyofsex;themosthatefularistocracyeverestablishedoheglobe;anoligarchyofwealth,wheretheritheparchy,wheretheeducatedgnorant,orevenanoligarchyofrace,wheretheSaxoheAfri,mightbeehisoligarchyofsex,whichmakesfather,brothers,husband,sons,theoligarotherahewifeanddaughters,ofeveryhousehold—whisallmensns,allwomes,carriesdissension,disdrebellionintoeveryhomeofthenation。
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Theoioobesettlednowis:Arewomenpersons?AndIhardlybelieveanyofouropposwillhavethehardihoodtosaytheyarenot。Beiheizens;andnostatehasarighttomakeanylaw,ortoenforyoldlaw,thatshallabridgetheirprivilegesorimmunities。Hence,everydisationagaihestitutionsandlawsoftheseveralstatesistodaynullandvoid,preciselyasiseveryoNegroes。