Story of my Life.
I'm not entirely certain about the origins of this illustration, but it's purported to be from a 1912 issue of Life magazine.
The treacherous staircase of feminism! Or something. I'm a little confused by the logical progression (love, marriage, children and home are all good, but abruptly the "bad" begins at ambition, I assume?), but the vindictive meaning is clear. How brave those suffragettes and early feminists must have been, swamped beneath societal condemnation at every turn.And here in 2011, we have HR 3. I'm aware that federal funding for abortion is a tricky issue, but the bald attack against choice ensconced in this act is frightening and far-reaching. HR 3 is going to make it nearly impossible for an insurance plan that offers abortion to compete, and presents a host of other problems including my old favorite, the re-definition of "rape."
It's doubtful that HR 3 will pass in the Senate, but it's another piece of blatant evidence that the GOP-dominated House cares little for women, personal choice, or the progress feminism has made in the last century.
It has also abandoned the notion that before they focus on my uterus (or anyone else's) they should be focusing on jobs. Jobs - NOT abortion. Jobs -- NOT deficits. JOBS -- NOT defense of marriage. JOBS -- not repealing healthcare... I think you get the point. When people have jobs, they buy shit and they can afford to provide for their families. The uterus is not an economic indicator...
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