"Someone Must Wash the Dishes" comes to the South Norwalk Branch Library Stage

"Someone Must Wash the Dishes: An Anti-Suffrage Satire," comes to the stage of the South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington Street, 2:00 - 4:00pm on Saturday, March 1st.  "Dishes" was written by pro-suffragist Marie Jenney Howe, back in 1912.  In the early 1900s, many women fought against getting the vote. But none with more charm, prettier clothes-and-less logic-than the fictional speaker created by Howe.  "An Anti-Suffrage Monologue," as it was initially titled, was published in 1913, by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (precursor of the League of Women Voters.)  The monologue is followed by a lecture that puts the Antis' seemingly illogical, ludicrous-even elitist-arguments in their sociological, historical, and political context (e.g., in 1912, a "truly womanly woman" really did not care to go to the polls.) This event, sponsored by the Friends of the Norwalk Public Library, is free and open to the public.  Registration is required and available online or by calling 203.899.2790 x 15902.