The Petticoat Rebellion of 1916
by Jennifer Colton-Jones from Damn Interesting on (#1FJ7Q)
The Petticoat Rebellion of 1916:
On a December morning in 1916, the polls opened in the small town of Umatilla, Oregon, for a municipal election. As the day stretched on, the town's men drifted in and out, casting a ballot here or there. By midday, the men started to wonder what had happened to the women. For months, the women ["]