Roland, I KNOW I will regret responding to this but............. As I recall, man had to be put to sleep before the rib was TAKEN.............that means it was not so freely offered after all. Didn't freely give the rib. Didn't freely give the vote. Didn't freely give the shoes. Think I will stop at that. Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland Elliott" <RolandElliott@thegrid.net> To: <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [PABRADFO] Fw: Forgotten History - The American Revolution > Oh yes women,males made a grave error by giving them shoes and letting them > vote.It is way to late to put the cork back in the bottle,we will pay > heavily through eternity for that error,and after all we gave the rib that > started it all,and then women had us bite the apple instead of the serpent.R > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <County3@aol.com> > To: <RolandElliott@thegrid.net>; <PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 14 22 PM > Subject: Re: [PABRADFO] Fw: Forgotten History - The American Revolution > > > > Thanks for posting that update of history. It is indeed sugar coated and > > filtered as we are taught it. We might add to that list of realities that > it > > pretty well left women out altogether and placed them under an entirely > > different existence, not as full citizens until the 1920s or even later. > In > > spite of Abigail Adams' plea "Don't forget the 'Ladies' " both the > 'ladies' > > and the women were indeed forgotten and left politically powerless until > > recent times. > > > > Thanks again for that essay. Joyce M. Tice <A > > HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/jmtindex.htm">Tri-County Genealogy > Site > > of Joyce M. Tice</A> > > > >