Today, 1917, Marie Equi, M.D. (1872-1952), the daughter of working-class Italian and Irish immigrants, entered the infamous San Quentin Prison for opposing American entry into World War I. Her arrest, in Portland, was on the same day as Eugene Debs' arrest.
Equi, who never married and lived openly in romantic relationships with women, contended that homophobia of her same-sex partnerships was the true cause of her incarceration.
Equi served 10 months before President Wilson commuted her sentence. She was the only political prisoner in the women's ward at San Quentin.
As well as her anti-war activity, she was also a fearless advocate for woman's suffrage, reproductive rights, labor rights, and free speech.
She was one of the first women to establish a medical practice in Portland, Oregon. Her service provided abortions and did so without regard for social class or status.
Doc, as she was fondly called by her friends, had a bold, fiery temperament.
Once, in 1893, she horsewhipped a school superintendent (Reverend O.D. Taylor) for refusing to pay the salary owed to her companion.
A judged dismissed the charge against Equi but placed her under a $250 bond to keep the peace. Her friends readily paid the fine to gain her release. Although newspapers chastised Equi for improper public behavior, they also applauded her spunk and courage. One paper touted her “queen for today.”
In 1930, she gave up her medical practice due to ill health. Her daughter, Mary, cared for her during her final days. She passed in Portland in 1952.
"and lived openly in Romantic relationships with women." Good lord, even at that time in history? Yep, she didn't give a shit! Yep, she was truly free! Yep, that's being a true revolutionary! Props to Marie Equi!
And man, do we need her type of rebellious spirit given our current climate & times. Let's keep hope alive cause the MAGA movement is taking no prisoners, and ICE is worst than we expected - true MAGA stormtroopers!
.."she horsewhipped a school superintendent." And the person she horsewhipped WAS A REVEREND? LOL, what a fuucking image!!
What a character she must have been. I believe she was just 21-years-old when she whooped the minister. LOL!!!
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"and lived openly in Romantic relationships with women." Good lord, even at that time in history? Yep, she didn't give a shit! Yep, she was truly free! Yep, that's being a true revolutionary! Props to Marie Equi!
And man, do we need her type of rebellious spirit given our current climate & times. Let's keep hope alive cause the MAGA movement is taking no prisoners, and ICE is worst than we expected - true MAGA stormtroopers!
.."she horsewhipped a school superintendent." And the person she horsewhipped WAS A REVEREND? LOL, what a fuucking image!!
Katherine Boyle is the direct opposite of Marie Equi....shameful!
Katherine Boyle is EXACTLY the kind of person Marie Equi would have fought against. I swear!
google: "The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly." [new York times, 10.19]
Maestro you don't have to read it cause you'll get the point of the article from the headline alone.
Let's just say Katherine Boyle is a key player & influencer in the fascist MAGA movement now tearing America's democracy to shreds. Her key role is recruiting tech $billionaires and the tech industry in general to fund, support, and strengthen Trump & his fascist movement.
""""and ICE is worst than we expected - true MAGA stormtroopers!"""""
I can't help but think of "Morpheus" former LLC brotha(if you remember him) he told us way back when on LLC that "fascism" was soon to come to America and that we should get prepared for it. He was dahmn right, we can see it now with MAGA since nov 2024.
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"and lived openly in Romantic relationships with women." Good lord, even at that time in history? Yep, she didn't give a shit! Yep, she was truly free! Yep, that's being a true revolutionary! Props to Marie Equi!
And man, do we need her type of rebellious spirit given our current climate & times. Let's keep hope alive cause the MAGA movement is taking no prisoners, and ICE is worst than we expected - true MAGA stormtroopers!
.."she horsewhipped a school superintendent." And the person she horsewhipped WAS A REVEREND? LOL, what a fuucking image!!
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