Well Done, Sister Suffragette
Our daughters' daughters will adore us
And they'll sing in grateful chorus
"Well done, Sister Suffragette!"
My high school baby-sitting job involved many viewings of Mary Poppins, and I still have most of the lines and lyrics on easy recall (and am happy to perform, upon request). Winifred Banks singing “Sister Suffragette” is repeating in my head this week, as we head toward the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, granting American women the right to vote.
(Mary Poppins is set in 1910 London, which was eight years from extending voting rights to women, but only those over 30 who met property ownership requirements. The UK didn’t allow all women to vote until 1928.)
The US Postal Service is releasing a stamp to coincide with what the League of Women Voters CEO calls “a commemoration, not a celebration,” since the right to vote among many women, particularly BIWOC, remains suppressed.
So commemorate we shall.
On August 18, the date the US Congress ratified the 19th Amendment, we kick off a giveaway of postcards + Women Vote postage stamps. Sign up for our newsletter and you’ll be entered to win one of FIVE packages, each including:
Four postcards from the Emily McDowell & Friends Feminist Postcard collection (five of the ten designs pictured here), as well as…
Four “Women Vote” stamps, set to be released on August 22nd. You’ll also receive a coupon code for 40% off a purchase at sugarandkiki.com, good through the end of the year (hello, holiday shopping).
To enter:
Check that you live the US. You do? Ok, proceed.
Sign your sweet self up for the awesome, quasi-regular S&K newsletter:
3. Make sure you’re registered to vote. Technically, this is not a mandatory step to be entered, but we’d really love for you to do it anyway.
4. Call and/or write your representatives to let them know that the USPS is essential and deserves funding, particularly for the millions of Americans who want or need to vote by mail this November. Again, not technically a step to enter. It’d just be great if you did.
Oh, you ALREADY get our newsletter? Well, aren’t you delightful? You can enter by sharing a little something about this giveaway on Facebook or Instagram. Just be sure to (a) make your post public and (b) tag us so we can enter you to win!
Winners will be selected and notified on August 26th - the date the Secretary of State certified the amendment in 1920.
Best of luck, dear snail mailers!