Suffrage Succotash!

In May of 1922, the Chatham Record weighed in, in typically restrained style, on the influx of women into local politics:

I guess the editors were in too much of a kerfluffle over the onslaught of lady politickers to be bothered with little things like proper grammar.  Still, when you’re casting aspersions on the competence of others, it’s always good to be extra-certain of your own.

 

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