“Today’s episode analyses the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the US as a modern tool of patriarchal exclusion, linking it to historical and ongoing efforts to marginalise women and other groups in the so-called ‘land of the free.’ It argues the Act’s requirement for documentary proof of citizenship disproportionately affects those without easy access, such as women whose names have changed due to marriage. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, connects the Act to the Puritanical roots of American patriarchy and the far-right’s desire to reinforce traditional hierarchies. By exploring the life of James Barry, a woman who lived as a man to become a surgeon, Dr. Hoerricks highlights historical strategies to circumvent patriarchal systems. They assert that such measures, like the SAVE Act, reveal a fear of outsiders and an attempt to monopolise control of the electorate. Ultimately, Dr. Hoerricks calls for resistance against these oppressive systems.”

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-save-act-and-patriarchy-unmasked

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