tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post1851492926512422779..comments2024-02-24T05:27:24.160-08:00Comments on Forgotten Passages: Local News in 1891Forgotten Passageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723729996658934452noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459598970729394556.post-32066492017174569082008-03-22T10:24:00.000-07:002008-03-22T10:24:00.000-07:00Brenda,I could not help noticing that all of the "...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>I could not help noticing that all of the "forty oldest citizens" were men. This, of course, is understandable given the time frame. Also, because of the hardships women endured, perhaps it is possible there weren't any alive who were as old as the men listed, but surely there were a few. Looking back at the time of the article and knowing how hard women had to fight for voting and legal rights, it seems ironic that the men of that era would have allowed women to teach. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for all the work you do in genealogy. I read every word.<BR/><BR/>Marcia DavidsonMarcia Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908831980121348411noreply@blogger.com