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title: 'January 8, 1918 Letter to John R. Ramsey'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1918-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Politics'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Galatians 3'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1918-january-8-1918-letter-to-john-r-ramsey
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# January 8, 1918 Letter to John R. Ramsey

1918 Congressional debate on the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment: proponents urged women's equality and public service; opponents cited states' rights, coercion, and poor wartime timing.

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