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A place to appreciate the twentieth century comic character Everett True of "The Outbursts of Everett True." Feel free to check out the sticky.

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Mrs True has Great Freedom (September 18, 1915) (lemmy.world)

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Printed 109 years plus one day ago, in the Day Book of Chicago.

Found on the Library of Congress site.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think women could and did own properties,businesses, etc. Remember Lydia Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound? It was alcohol and opiates, mostly. She did very well, owned and ran her own company. Made millions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

@verity_kindle @AllNewTypeFace Women achieving property-rights equality with men was a gradual process but well underway by Everett's time. https://www.thoughtco.com/property-rights-of-women-3529578

Edited cause I forgot to paste the link in

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah. Good background.