I’m Flying the Gender Flag
I have to admit, this is such an exciting time as a woman. It’s been less than 90 years since women have even had the right to vote. This week is the 88th anniversary of the certification of the amendment after Tennessee passed the 19th Amendment. Yet, now we’ve run women as Vice Presidential nominees for both major parties.
And, to be honest, major credit also goes to Hillary Clinton. When you think about the fact that just a few strategic changes could have given her the delegate lead, we were inches away from having a woman running for the top seat. While I by no means would have voted for her, I could still respect the achievement in terms of women’s history.
Yes, I’m a feminist. I believe women should be able to make any choice the want, and I do believe there are a few glass ceilings left to be broken. I don’t think public office is really one of those ceilings because there is so much else at work, but there are a few. Even if it’s not a ceiling broken, it’s still a major achievement.
I think about the fact that my own grandmother was born just a few short years after women won the right to vote. If she had been born just three years earlier, the world for her would have changed in a way her mother could never have imagined. And actually, her mother only died a few years ago. So my great grandmother lived to see women earn the right to vote and the first major party female VP candidate. That’s not too bad for a lifetime.
So make sure your daughters realize what an achievement this really is for them. This just proves that no roadblock should stand in their way for anything they want in life.
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[...] Still more feminist approval. [...]
Let’s be fair. Considering how old McCain is, she may yet be president. Also, if McCain is elected, Palin would have a decent shot at the top slot on the ticket in 2012 or 2016 if she does well. Heck, even if McCain loses, she would be in the running next time around.
The GOP may have just got me off the couch…
This “too old” nonsense is just that. McCain is only a ear older than Reagan was when he took office in 1980, and apologies to MDS sufferers, but I’m quite happily pulling the lever for Johnny Mac. It’s too bad he didn’t win the White House in 2000. Palin is great fudge icing on an already rich chocolate fudge cake.