#newdeparture

[briggate]

Inspired by last night's walk with @LizaDracup, I went out with a tripod tonight. #newdeparture #tripod #nocturne

[tiarichmond-blog]

My little precious paradise #Vairao #tahitiislanddream #sunset #sweethome #letitgo #newdeparture

[womenruntheworld]

The "New Departure" legacy

This is a follow up to my post about Susan B. Anthony.

I have a long day of subbing ahead of me which grants ample time to reread Rebecca Mead’s “How the Vote was Won”. In her third chapter, Mead explores the development of the Western suffrage movement within the context of Reconstruction. She describes suffragist’s attempts to use the recently passed Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments as legislation that would allow women to vote as well as African American men. This interpretation of the Civil War amendments was called the “New Departure” strategy and was utilized by suffragists across the nation. Although Anthony’s 1872 attempt to vote is the most recognized use of this new strategy, women in Western states and territories had been practicing this before their fearless leader took the nation by storm.

It's always nice to come across a moment in history that can be connected to another. These instances help piece the story of our nation together.