There have been two dominant narratives about the rise of misinformation and conspiracy theories in American public life. What we can, without prejudice, call the establishment narrative put forward by dominant foundations, government agencies, NGOs, the mainstream press, the RAND corporation holds that the misinformation age was launched by the Internet boom, the loss of media gatekeepers, new alternative sources of sensational information that cater to niche audiences, and social media.
From the Seneca Falls conference 175 years ago through the passage of the 19th Amendment, women of various races, classes, and creeds fought for women's enfranchisement.