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But the line did not come out of nowhere. It has a very specific history that begins with Alice Duer Miller. Miller was a Barnard College-graduate who made her mark as a writer for publications like Harper’s and Scribner’s. She also advised the New Yorker and wrote screenplays.
Dec 30, 2015 · Alice Duer Miller’s analysis of contemporary politics not only made anti-suffragist politicians look stupid. It also made her (and women like her) look completely capable of participating in the ...
Alice Duer Miller was born into a prominent New York family and spent a long, happy girlhood growing up with her two sisters on the family estate in Weehawken, New Jersey. The idyll ended abruptly, however, when Miller's father lost the family fortune in the Baring Bank failure.
Alice Duer Miller (July 28, 1874 – August 22, 1942) was an American writer whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses impacted on the suffrage issue, while her verse-play The White Cliffs encouraged US entry into World War II.
Feb 25, 2021 · Alice Duer Miller wrote a regular column in the New York Tribune, called “Are Women People?” featuring short satirical poems and commentary responding to current events about the rights of women. The title question responds to Woodrow Wilson’s speech “The New Freedom,” which concluded by declaring: “Bring the government back to the people.”
Jan 24, 2012 · Lili Loofbourow has unearthed some satirical poetry by suffragist Alice Duer Miller and presents it over on The Hairpin.. Miller studied astronomy and mathematics at Barnard (back in 1895), wrote screenplays, worked with The New Yorker, and wrote a book of poems called Are Women People?, which quickly became a popular suffragist catchphrase.
Name variations: Mrs. Alice Miller. Pronunciation: DUE-er. Born Alice Duer in New York City on July 28, 1874; died in New York on August 22, 1942; daughter of James G.K. Source for information on Miller, Alice Duer (1874–1942): Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia dictionary.
