What a good thread!

Feminism is so deep-rooted in society...how can traditional Catholic women NOT be infected/affected by it?  How many of our daily activities that we do without thinking about are things that declare out independence from men?  I can think of several:

voting
driving
college education

I'm not saying it's practical to not drive, just that it aids a woman's independence from her husband or father.

And voting...well, how many of you ladies vote?  And yet, we're told that it's a mans job to run society (or in this case, rebuild it!)  So maybe I'm archaic, but the idea that women are "equal" to men smacks of modernism to me.  We're not equal physically--and no offense, there are exceptions--but often not mentally either.  Not in the same clear-cut, logical way men are.  We're smarter in different ways.  And again, no offense to the men, but we're not equal emotionally either.  Which is how God designed it, because we are meant for different roles in life--in the home.

As far as a college education, well, of course there are exceptions.  But they're rare.  I myself have a Bachelors degree (RN).  I wish I'd never gotten it.  If I could go back and redo that time, I would.  Bp Williamson says women don't belong at Universities, and he's right.  I imbibed so many feminist ideas at that time--all without realizing it.  The first 5 years of our marriage were miserable because of it.  I argued with my husband all the time.  I FINALLY realized what was going on and have since taken steps to correct it, but I still struggle against those evil feminist ideas.

Satan certainly had the right idea.  He went after Eve, and he's going after women.  Why?  Because if you destroy the heart, you destroy the home.

I know you're talking about a fun debate regarding politics, but for many couples, politics can be quite divisive.  There should be 1 vote per family because anything else is a potential dividing factor.  The family should be a unit, all in agreement, all in unison.  If it's not, the husband has the final say.

It used to be that ONLY men who owned property could vote.  The reason being that one who owns property has a vested interest in how politics, taxes, etc affected society.  All the others who didn't own property could be easily manipulated (like they are today) because they don't understand how life really works.  

Take for example, the common socialist theme seen by hollywood and heard by the media - the evil, corrupt businessman.  Ok, now there ARE many corrupt businessmen, so it's not a bad character to show in movies, but the "avg joe" who owns a plumbing business, or an insurance office is NOT the same thing as a CEO of a Fortune 500 company.  A typical small business owner only has a business because he sacrificed many, many things to build that business and then the media lumps him into 'corp corruption' when businesses get tax breaks.  Meanwhile, most people have NO IDEA the dedication, time, energy, RISKS, STRESS, and non-stop work it takes to build and run a business.  If they did, they'd have more appreciation for a small business.

Aside from that, it could still be argued that only those who own businesses/property should vote.  All others don't have a real-life concept of economics, health insurance, etc.

Nursing and teaching (but not high school and maybe not middle school) is a natural area for women to be.  Or accounting, librarian, gardening.  Or other health areas.  ...not trying to make an exhaustive list, but most other professions are contrary to women’s natural talents and are better performed by men.

Also, women, even if they have a natural talent, shouldn’t be in men dominant fields.  *Ideally*