The first sorority to demand equal rights

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Women were granted the right to vote in 1920. This happened in 1923, after women already had the right to vote.

So then let's talk about the sorority that participated in the suffrage movement as their first major act after being founded.

Again, my main point is equal rights has a much bigger connotation to a lot of us other that a college campus. Oh and how many campuses (before you answer think broader than PWIs) had these restrictions? In other words how major was this nationally--serious question. Because while some were fighting for the privilege to smoke and iron at any hour, others of us were fighting for equal rights period.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

So then let's talk about the sorority that participated in the suffragette movement as their first major act after being founded.

Mary Ritter Beard was a Theta from the Alpha chapter at Depauw and she was huge supporter of women's rights and suffrage.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

Mary Ritter Beard was a Theta from the Alpha chapter at Depauw and she was huge supporter of women's rights and suffrage.

That is good. But you are talking about one person and I am talking about one of the premises from which a sorority was founded.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

Mary Ritter Beard was a Theta from the Alpha chapter at Depauw and she was huge supporter of women's rights and suffrage.

Great info!

Was women's suffrage also a national and local initiative for Theta?

Delta Founders marched in the 1913 Women's Suffrage March in D.C. (during a time where there were huge racial inequalities to compound the huge gender inequalities).

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Delta Founders marched in the 1913 Women's Suffrage March in D.C. (during a time where there were huge racial inequalities to compound the huge gender inequalities).

I never knew that and I think that's truly amazing. I like that it was an organization-wide cause.

For the record, I think the title of this thread is confusing and misleading.

[SWTXBelle]

oldu - I really enjoy your research. I do hate that sometimes an ill-conceived title gets in the way. May I humbly suggest that instead of the more general titles you have used in the past, you make your titles very specific, thus avoiding the hurt feelings sometimes engendered by groups feeling slighted or ignored?

As to the whole NPC/NPHC thing - we need to understand that the groups were largely products of their times. Thus the different focus in terms of original purpose, for example. But both groups had hundreds of active, educated women who made a difference in their groups, colleges, communities and country. We need to celebrate those noble women, and worry less about who did what when and more about the overall progress brought about the individual and group efforts of the wonderful members of BOTH of our groups.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

But both groups had hundreds of active, educated women who made a difference in their groups, colleges, communities and country.

That's what we were trying to get to. It's like some complex riddle apparently.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

We need to celebrate those noble women, and worry less about who did what when and more about the overall progress brought about the individual and group efforts of the wonderful members of BOTH of our groups.

We can multitask.

Why's it interesting to discuss Mrs. Collins but suddenly not interesting to discuss who did what when on a much grander scale? If folks don't know the info, just say that. A couple of NPC women in this thread have shared some other accomplishments that spanned beyond the college campus and I love reading info like that.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

I never knew that and I think that's truly amazing. I like that it was an organization-wide cause.

For the record, I think the title of this thread is confusing and misleading.

Is the answer to the question that I asked you "no?"

[ThetaDancer]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Is the answer to the question that I asked you "no?"

What question did you ask me?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

What question did you ask me?

My fault. It was another Theta. But you can answer because it's your sorority. You edited my question out of that post you quoted.