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"All these years later, voter registration is still my passion. But the
actual act of voting had become less personal for me, more rote. Frankly, voting
often felt more like an obligation than a privilege. Sometimes it was
inconvenient.
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"It is jarring to watch Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a
psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently
institutionalized. And it is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul
was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy.
The doctor admonished the men: 'Courage in women is often mistaken for
insanity.'"
"Please, pass this on to all the women you know. We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. However you vote - remember to vote. "