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Below is an excerpt from Crystal Andrus of The SWAT Institute.

"Why is The SWAT Institute for Women ONLY?"

It was less than a hundred years ago that women world-wide were just beginning to persuade men, (and perhaps even themselves), that they were more than merely a domestic commodity, a piece of property, and a birthing machine. But rather that they should have rights over their own bodies, that they should be able to vote, hold office, and own property.

Seriously . . . No woman anywhere in the world had any rights.

In fact, did you know that it was only in 1917 that women in Canada (where I am from) were first even considered “a person”?  Continue reading at her blog.
 

Image Credit: The SWAT Institute