by mraynes
On the first day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
The right to fight the patriarchy.
On the second day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the third day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me
Women’s Property Laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the fourth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the fifth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property rights,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the sixth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the seventh day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Equal Opportunity in Education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the eighth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Access to credit,
Equal opportunity in education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the ninth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Gainful employment,
Access to credit,
Equal opportunity in education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the tenth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
Roe v. Wade,
Gainful employment,
Access to credit,
Equal opportunity in education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the eleventh day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me:
FMLA
Roe v. Wade,
Gainful employment,
Access to credit,
Equal opportunity in education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
On the twelfth day of Christmas
my fore-mothers gave to me
Our Bodies, Ourselves
FMLA,
Roe v. Wade,
Gainful employment,
Access to credit,
Equal opportunity in education,
Protection from domestic violence,
The Feminine Mystique,
Equality in marriage,
Women’s property laws,
Suffrage for all…
And the right to fight the patriarchy.
13 Responses
I am so grateful for my fore-mothers.
This. is. the. greatest. …thing….EVER!
Pure awesomeness, mraynes!
You are amazing.
Thanks!
We’ll sing this on Christmas Eve.
I adore you.
can’t help but smile – nice present! 🙂
Thanks, everybody! I’m glad you enjoyed my little version of a beloved Christmas carol. 🙂
Excellent! 🙂
I love it, mraynes. Fantastic.
Reading this made me smile, but it also made me a little sad. We still have so far to go! 🙂
This made me smile.
As I just wrote about in my blog, one thing we learn from Mary is that with God, nothing is impossible. Those dark days of patriarchy are ending, and they’re not coming back!
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Oh wow, the feminist strikes again. Women have equal rights.as a matter of fact, your rights are over folwing. Women can acuse someone of whatever they want and are instantly believed because they are women. And the wage gap isn’t a thing anymore. Chill