Downton Abbey fans: do you think the divide between the rich and poor in the series is extreme? Take a look in our current backyard. Like millions of people around the world,
Archives for January 2012
Votes for Women – Rights We Take for Granted
The US House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote–just 95 years ago today. My daughter turned 18 last November and is enthusiastically planning to vote for the first time in this year’s elections. She found it scarcely credible when I told her that my own grandmothers were not allowed […]
