Since when did a mailing list dedicated to GENEALOGY turn into a soapbox for political idealogy? You said, "The political climate today, wants to rewrite history and fails to point out what women really did..." Oh, really? It seems to me that the "the political environment today" is (for the first time in history) providing the first female candidate in a serious bid for President of the United States of America. Of what "rewriting" are you talking about? I seem to recall the names of prominent female leaders throughout history. I don't believe they have been rewritten from *my* memory.... And I am 36 years old. "If it wasn't for women, us men, would still be running around in the forest. Happy, but still wild and free." Are you kidding me? Go to continents that actually have a matriarchal society and see how "advanced" they are. It doesn't matter what "sex" is in a leadership role... All societies have their flaws. To place the blame on males for obscuring the role of females is ridiculous. (I believe the Queen of England might take contention with your statement, as would Margaret Thatcher or Condoleeza Rice.) You should cite examples as to why "if it wasn't for women... still be running around in the forest." AND FOR THAT MATTER, what's wrong with "HAPPY, but still wild and FREE?" "Take the case of Huntsville. Four men came together and started the town. All four were married to sisters." - How did being married to fours sisters contribute anything to the foundation of the town? Were the four sisters in collusion to force these men to do "the right thing"? Empty statement linking facts not related to the end result. Families in the early stages of our country intermarried constantly. "Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts will go on and on, as long as the women there are treated as property and not as equals." - This particular "political environment" has influenced the changes taking place in those countries... Including women voting. Has that change made a real impact? Is our system "correct" and was their pre-existing one "incorrect"? I put it to you that all human-borne systems are flawed, and looking to one you do not live in nor understand fully (yet want to change) is deeply misguided. "After WWII, Mac Arthur gave the vote to the Japanese Women. That one act civilized Japan (not trying to insult anyone)." - Are you freakin' nuts? How long were the Japanese people "civilized" before this country even began? You may not have been trying to insult anyone, but I'm sure that you did just that to the whole of Japan with that statement. I suppose that all the way up until the point that women in Japan were able to vote, the men were just running around in the forest, free and happy... "My point is, the women in Genealogy are often overlooked and I for one wish to thank all of them for putting up with us." - Men need to be men. We don't need apologists for being men. We furthermore do not need ethics, political, nor idealogical lessons in a mailing list dedicated to GENEALOGY. Off-topic, to say the least. When you contribute to a mailing list, your email acts as an ambassador who is welcomed into email inboxes around the globe. When it it as off-topic and as preachy as yours, that ambassador is asked to leave and never come back. Goodbye, HUNT LIST. Unsubscribing immediately. ... Matthew J. Hunt Hunt Technical Services, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of JRB6886@aol.com Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 3:16 AM To: HUNT@rootsweb.com Subject: [HUNT] My Hunt Line....and some of topic stuff. My Hunt line is from Daniel Hunt and Susannah Lowrence Green (not sure if the surname is correct) to Jonathan Hunt and Aisley Berry to Susanna Hunt and Charles Johnston Bailey (Charles is the brother of Agnes Bailey, she marries Daniel Hunt (Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri), a brother of Susanna) to William Hunt Bailey and Elizabeth Emerson to Simpson Newton Bailey and Thomas (female) Alison Jennings to Walter Hunt Bailey and Rosetta Pearman to Fern Rufus Bailey, Sr. and Anna Belle Colwell to F. R. Bailey, Jr. and Velda Jo Christy.......to Me. I have lots of information from William Hunt Bailey on down. I would like to add any good information to my files that connects in any way. I have noticed over the years that it is increasingly difficult to find the surnames of our women ancestry. This is a same as women have built the civilizations we live in. The political climate today, wants to rewrite history and fails to point out what women really did. They founded the cities and towns. Take the case of Huntsville. Four men came together and started the town. All four were married to sisters. If it wasn't for women, us men, would still be running around in the forest. Happy, but still wild and free. In Northern Ireland the Troubles were ended (or at least improved) by two women coming together and saying enough is enough. After WWII, Mac Arthur gave the vote to the Japanese Women. That one act civilized Japan (not trying to insult anyone). Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts will go on and on, as long as the women there are treated as property and not as equals. My point is, the women in Genealogy are often overlooked and I for one wish to thank all of them for putting up with us. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message