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Female Suffrage: a Letter to the Christian Women of America
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30 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1870
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Susan Fenimore Cooper
89 books16 followersSusan Fenimore Cooper was an American writer, best known for her nature diary Rural Hours. She was the daughter of James Fenimore Cooper.
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May 1, 2014
At first I thought it was some kind of satirical message carried out to the most extreme ends. Then, I thought it was offensive and written from a horribly obtuse and privileged point of view, even for its time. My final conclusion is that it should be read in its entirety with the first thought in mind, otherwise the impulse to toss this nonsensical madness out the nearest window, into a raging fire, and left to be peed upon by a stray dog will surely overcome. Also, to understand that the privilege and completely sanctimonious bullcrap is horrible for its time and any other time in which humans have existed.
Of course, the one positive of having a historical record of a mindset like the one of this author is to understand conservatives have always used ill informed, pseudo-science, pseudo-scripture propaganda wrapped up in religion as if only true Americans could relate and all else should just leave and find another country.
Of course, the one positive of having a historical record of a mindset like the one of this author is to understand conservatives have always used ill informed, pseudo-science, pseudo-scripture propaganda wrapped up in religion as if only true Americans could relate and all else should just leave and find another country.
September 29, 2024
This book was so encouraging and gave me a renewed fire and devotion for my role as a Christian wife and homemaker!
"Out of the heart are the issues of life." This, therefore, Christian women, is your especial task. Use all the happy womanly influences in your power to forward the moral education, the Christian civilization, of the country to which you belong. Be watchful, with the unfeigned humility of the Christian, over your own personal course, and the example connected with it. Aim at keeping up, on all occasions, a high practical standard of sound morality at all points. Cultivate every germ of true moral principle in your own homes, and in the social circle about you. Let the holy light of truth, honor, fidelity, honesty, purity, piety, and love brighten the atmosphere of your homes.”
"Out of the heart are the issues of life." This, therefore, Christian women, is your especial task. Use all the happy womanly influences in your power to forward the moral education, the Christian civilization, of the country to which you belong. Be watchful, with the unfeigned humility of the Christian, over your own personal course, and the example connected with it. Aim at keeping up, on all occasions, a high practical standard of sound morality at all points. Cultivate every germ of true moral principle in your own homes, and in the social circle about you. Let the holy light of truth, honor, fidelity, honesty, purity, piety, and love brighten the atmosphere of your homes.”
July 10, 2026
As a woman who has grown up in the church, I find this work laughably mediocre. By literary expertise and command of language, Susan shows herself to be well read. However, logic and reasoning elude her. This pattern is common among professionals in the church, who have been heavily indoctrinated and gave no time to research and corroboration before accepting facts from fellow Christians.
Her main arguments have no logical or evidential validity. They are based on assumptions about women that are neither explicitly biblical nor experientially accurate. She throws around the word “fact” as a child would, without meeting the criteria for accuracy. She says women are naturally subordinate and subject to men, physically and intellectually. This line of thinking is so shockingly simple, for a woman so well read. A holistic view of Men and Women shows how impossible it is to determine which sex is ‘better’. She blatantly disagrees with the fundamental premise of the importance of representation, an ideal America fought for. In the anti-suffrage movement, women are to men as the colonies were to the colonial masters.
The idea that indirect representation is empowering to the woman, turns a blind eye on the obvious fact that it assumes male good will (wrongfully so, as shown very clearly in statistical studies) and denies autonomy. It is sad that the women who should be free and empowered choose to stay subdued out of what can only be blind devotion to, not God, but the patriarchal interpretation of the bible.
Her main arguments have no logical or evidential validity. They are based on assumptions about women that are neither explicitly biblical nor experientially accurate. She throws around the word “fact” as a child would, without meeting the criteria for accuracy. She says women are naturally subordinate and subject to men, physically and intellectually. This line of thinking is so shockingly simple, for a woman so well read. A holistic view of Men and Women shows how impossible it is to determine which sex is ‘better’. She blatantly disagrees with the fundamental premise of the importance of representation, an ideal America fought for. In the anti-suffrage movement, women are to men as the colonies were to the colonial masters.
The idea that indirect representation is empowering to the woman, turns a blind eye on the obvious fact that it assumes male good will (wrongfully so, as shown very clearly in statistical studies) and denies autonomy. It is sad that the women who should be free and empowered choose to stay subdued out of what can only be blind devotion to, not God, but the patriarchal interpretation of the bible.
January 17, 2025
A Fresh Look at Suffrage.
🖊 It is important to note that “this e-text has been prepared from the original two-part magazine article, "Female Suffrage: A Letter to the Christian Women of America," by Susan Fenimore Cooper, which appeared in Harper's New Weekly Magazine, Vol. XLI (June-November, 1870), pp. 438-446, 594-600. The author is identified only in the Table of Contents, p. v, where she is listed as "Susan F. Cooper.")
Very, very interesting publication that I found while looking for another publication. I agree with Susan Fenimore Cooper. The franchise has been squandered, particularly among the uneducated, emotional, and unintelligent females who actually vote.
📕Published in 1870.
જ⁀🟢 E-book version on Project Gutenberg.
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My ratings for this work:
Content: ★★★★★
Grammar: ★★★★★
Writing style: ★★★★☆
Ease of reading: ★★★★☆
My recommendation: ★★★★☆
My total rating for this work: ★★★★☆ (4.4)
🖊 It is important to note that “this e-text has been prepared from the original two-part magazine article, "Female Suffrage: A Letter to the Christian Women of America," by Susan Fenimore Cooper, which appeared in Harper's New Weekly Magazine, Vol. XLI (June-November, 1870), pp. 438-446, 594-600. The author is identified only in the Table of Contents, p. v, where she is listed as "Susan F. Cooper.")
Very, very interesting publication that I found while looking for another publication. I agree with Susan Fenimore Cooper. The franchise has been squandered, particularly among the uneducated, emotional, and unintelligent females who actually vote.
📕Published in 1870.
જ⁀🟢 E-book version on Project Gutenberg.
જ⁀🟣 Kindle.
༺ ༅ ✬ ༅ ༻ ༺ ༅ ✬ ༅ ༻
My ratings for this work:
Content: ★★★★★
Grammar: ★★★★★
Writing style: ★★★★☆
Ease of reading: ★★★★☆
My recommendation: ★★★★☆
My total rating for this work: ★★★★☆ (4.4)
February 7, 2025
She makes a good argument.
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