12019-03-11T20:22:21-07:00The Center for Women's History and Leadership396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2304254plain2019-03-11T20:31:34-07:00The Center for Women's History and Leadership396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2Between 1894 and 1896, the Ottoman Empire massacred hundreds of thousands of Armenian Christians. American Christian organizations like the WCTU widely deplored the killings. Harper's use of this phrase echoes the WCTU's 1894 resolution for "Christian Protection," which condemned the killings of Armenians but took a defensive tone with regard to lynching.
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12019-02-14T17:19:25-08:00The Center for Women's History and Leadership396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2An Appeal to My Countrywomen 11plain2019-02-14T17:19:27-08:00The Center for Women's History and Leadership396bd2bebf501b08ca215cf721fbba097eb2e1a2
