[philman_36]

Merwin was an early supporter of the women's rights movement. His aunt was women's suffragist leader, Frances E. Willard. Later in life he expressed the opinion that their emancipation only resulted in underdressed flappers oversupplied with money, automobiles, liquor and wildness.

Rather intolerant, wouldn't you say?

[DiogenesLamp]

Merwin was an early supporter of the women's rights movement. His aunt was women's suffragist leader, Frances E. Willard. Later in life he expressed the opinion that their emancipation only resulted in underdressed flappers oversupplied with money, automobiles, liquor and wildness.

Rather intolerant, wouldn't you say?

Don't know about that, but he appears to have been rather accurate in his observation. It has been noted that all of the worst Presidents we've had so far (after Wilson) won their office on the basis of Women's votes.