Eight-nine Years – and Counting

    Posted August 18th, 2009 by

    From Your (Wo)man in Washington blog

    On this day, 89 years ago, the 19th amendment was ratified.

    A moment of pause while we offer a silent prayer of thanks to the sisterhood of suffragettes and the suffragists whose sacrifice, suffering, and dedication made this possible.

    And this morning, a headline from today’s Washington Post, front page, above the fold:
    CLINTON PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON WOMEN’S ISSUES.

    While one may certainly wonder at the fact that attention to women is so rare it qualifies as “news”, I prefer to exult in the path to power women have forged and apply the positve energy that engenders to pressing forward our objectives.

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