86 years
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution passed and in thePresidential election of November, 1920, was therefore the first occasion on which women in all of America were allowed to exercise their right of suffrage.
A lot has changed since those days of our early sisters fighting for our rights to be heard.
The end of the 2006 midterm elections resulted in a record increase in the number of women voted into the U.S. Congress. In the Senate, a record total of 16 women, 11 Democrats and five Republicans, will serve. Victories by 50 Democratic women in the House helped Democrats gain control and placed Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California in line to become the first female Speaker of the House. What happens if GW & DC accidently shoot each other while hunting for the "thanksgiving turkey" this year?!
In gubernatorial races, five of the eight women who ran won their races, and a total of nine women will serve as governors in 2007, a level reached only once before.
Of course there is still A LOT of work to be done -
Voters in South Dakota rejected a ballot measure by a vote of 56 percent to 44 percent that would have banned abortions at all stages of pregnancy, including cases of rape and incest, and offered no exception for a woman's health.
In Oregon and California, voters defeated measures that would have required doctors to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor. Voters defeated California's Proposition 85 by 54 percent to 46 percent, and Oregon's Measure 43 was rejected with a 55 percent vote. Thirty-five states already have laws requiring parental involvement in an underage woman's abortion decision.
Arizona became the first state to reject a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage with voters refusing to outlaw gay marriage by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, reported Stateline.org. However, seven more states on Election Day joined the 20 states that already had decided to pass constitutional bans on same-sex marriage.
This last election shows how important it is to vote. One way that the FCW Society has been working so well since we started meeting for brunch in March 2004 is all of the members do a little bit. This way not one of us is left with the burden to make things happen - this is just like when you vote. If we all vote - change can happen. One vote at a time.
Let's make Feminist change happen! We can do it.
Sisterhood is a Powerful THANG!
-trickydame
www.trickydame.biz
A lot has changed since those days of our early sisters fighting for our rights to be heard.
The end of the 2006 midterm elections resulted in a record increase in the number of women voted into the U.S. Congress. In the Senate, a record total of 16 women, 11 Democrats and five Republicans, will serve. Victories by 50 Democratic women in the House helped Democrats gain control and placed Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California in line to become the first female Speaker of the House. What happens if GW & DC accidently shoot each other while hunting for the "thanksgiving turkey" this year?!
In gubernatorial races, five of the eight women who ran won their races, and a total of nine women will serve as governors in 2007, a level reached only once before.
Of course there is still A LOT of work to be done -
Voters in South Dakota rejected a ballot measure by a vote of 56 percent to 44 percent that would have banned abortions at all stages of pregnancy, including cases of rape and incest, and offered no exception for a woman's health.
In Oregon and California, voters defeated measures that would have required doctors to notify a parent before performing an abortion on a minor. Voters defeated California's Proposition 85 by 54 percent to 46 percent, and Oregon's Measure 43 was rejected with a 55 percent vote. Thirty-five states already have laws requiring parental involvement in an underage woman's abortion decision.
Arizona became the first state to reject a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage with voters refusing to outlaw gay marriage by a vote of 51 percent to 49 percent, reported Stateline.org. However, seven more states on Election Day joined the 20 states that already had decided to pass constitutional bans on same-sex marriage.
This last election shows how important it is to vote. One way that the FCW Society has been working so well since we started meeting for brunch in March 2004 is all of the members do a little bit. This way not one of us is left with the burden to make things happen - this is just like when you vote. If we all vote - change can happen. One vote at a time.
Let's make Feminist change happen! We can do it.
Sisterhood is a Powerful THANG!
-trickydame
www.trickydame.biz
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