Today's my mom's birthday. She was born the same year as the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote.
November 2nd was the presidential election between Harding and Cox. The country was in a recession and tired of war. Terrorists attacked Wall Street. Her mom (my grandmother), 9 months pregnant voted for the first time and was a poll watcher in Chicago.
Fast forward to the 1972 election, 1 year after passage of the 26th Amendment giving the right to vote to 18 year olds. The contest was between Richard Nixon and George McGovern. The country was divided over the Vietnam war and just wanted it to end. This was my first election and I was a poll watcher in Chicago (at least until I was ejected by the police which is a story by itself).
We stand upon the shoulders of those who came before us. Tomorrow is a big day. Read up on the issues, the propositions and vote. Bring a sandwich, a bottle of water and an umbrella (just in case). It may be a long day.
It is election day and I AM VOTING thanks to the courage of countless suffragettes!
Can you even imagine NOT being able to vote?
It saddens me that so few people know ALL of the suffering that our suffragettes had to go through, and what life was REALLY like for women.
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Posted by: Virginia Harris | 04 November 2008 at 10:16 AM