The Ballot and the BulletThis is a collection of essays written to refute the argument that women should not be enfranchised because they are incapable of defending their right to vote by military service. |
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Agostina ALICE STONE BLACKWELL aliens barbarism battle bayonets bear arms blank-cartridge ballot brave brute force bullet called capacity to fight CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT cast Chattanooga civilized society claim cloth courage daughter defeated defend election Ellet enforce enlisted equal suffrage ethics of savagery exempt from military fact fear Female Warriors fighting ability fighting capacity fought franchise Frank Miller give hands heroism Higginson honor hundred husband idiots incapable of taking intelligence Johnson liberty Lookout Mountain Lucy Stone majority Margaret Corbin ment Mercy Warren military duty military service minie ball mother Murfreesboro musket mustered nations natural right non-combatant objection to woman Parkman political power of endurance question received Revolution Russian Empire says served service tax side sister sword thousand Union army universal suffrage voice vote voters Warren woman suffrage woman's military capacity women are incapable women cannot fight worth while barring wounded