Pro Choice Education Fund

FCW Society member Mary Mahoney works at the Pro Choice Education Project which is the organization we are donating proceeds of the our 2nd year Anniversary Special.

The Pro-Choice Public Education Project (pep) is an organization dedicated to engaging young women on their terms around the critical issue of reproductive freedom. www.protectchoice.org


Here is an article that Mary wrote for Center forAmerican Progess.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/01/roevwade.html

Is the USA ready for a women president?

This past month, Senator Hillary Clinton has begun to start her campaign to be the next president of the USA. She isn't the first to show interest ... could she be the first woman president? Would be fucking cool...

Here is a list of some other women who were interested in the position:

1872 and 1892 Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, for The Equal Rights Party in a number of States. She lived (1838-1927).

1884 and 1888 Belva Ann Bennet McNall Lockwood, for National Equal Rights Party. In 1878 she was the first female attorney to practice before the supreme court. Her running mate in 1884 was Marietta Lizzie Bell Stow. She lived (1830-1917).

1964 Senator Margaret Chase Smith, member of the House of Representatives 1940-49 and Senator 1949-73. In 1964 she was Presidential candidate in the primary elections. She was defeated by Barry Goldwater in the party convention. Chairperson of the Republican Conference in the Congress 1967-72. She lived (1897-1995).

1968 Charlene Mitchell , Candidate of the Communist Party with Michael Zagarell as her running mate.

1972 Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, she was the first female black member of the member of the House of Representatives 1968-82 and was candidate for the Democratic nomination of Presidential candidate at the Democratic Party Convention. She lived (1924-2005)

1972 Patsy Takamoto Mink, she was member of the Territory House of Representatives of Hawaii 1956-58, the territory Senate 1959 and the State Senate 1962-64. Member of the US House of Representatives 1965-77 and from 1990. 1983-85 Chairperson of the Honolulu City Council. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination as Presidential candidate, but withdrew her candidature before the convention. She lived (1927-2002).

1972 Bella Savitzky Abzug, stood as a candidate for the Democratic nomination as Presidential candidate but withdrew from the race before the party convent. She lived (1920-98).

1976 Margaret Wright, candidate for The People’s Party.

1984 Sonia Johnson, Candidate for Citizen’s Party. Her running-mate was Emma Wong Mar

1984, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Dr. Isabelle Masters

1988 and 1992 Leonora B. Fulani, Candidate for the American New Alliance Party. The first black woman to appear on the ballot papers in all 50 states. In 1992 her running-mate for the post of vice-President was Elizabeth Munoz.

1988 Willa Kenoyer, candidate for the Socialist Party.

Some of this information was taken from this site:
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/index.html

WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

This site (which is a fucking cool women site!!) is dedicated to the women who have ruled since the beginning of times - or as long as the sources date back.

There have always been female rulers. Some Egyptian Queens are believed to have governed from around 3000 BCE, and the first to be named by the sources without any doubt is Ku-baba, who ruled the Mesopotamian City-State of Ur round 2500 BCE.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WOMAN!
- trickydame

Because...

Because woman's work is never done and is underpaid or unpaid or boring or repetitious and we're the first to get fire and what we look like is more important than what we do and if we get raped it's our fault and if we ge beaten we must have provoked it and if we raise our voices we're nagging bitches and if we enjoy sex we're nymphos and if we don't we're frigid and if we love women it's because we can't get a "real man" and if we ask our doctor too many questions we're neurotic and/or pushy and if we expect childcare we're selfish and if we stand up for our rights we're aggressive and 'unfeminine" and if we don't we're typical weak females and if weant to get married we're out to trap a man and if we don't we're unnatural and because we still can't get an adequate safe contraceptive but men can walk on the moon and if we can't cope or don't want a pregnancy we're made to feel guilty about abortion ..for lots and lots of other reasons we are part of the women's liberation movement.

- found this online ... trickydame