tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post8308378586592899358..comments2024-03-27T20:48:39.389-04:00Comments on [Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: Why voting for Hillary today is so emotional Lorraine Duskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285341379272250245noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-85651000990382358722016-11-09T08:37:53.613-05:002016-11-09T08:37:53.613-05:00I, too, felt emotional seeing a woman's name a...I, too, felt emotional seeing a woman's name at the top of my ballot. I think the historical significance was not as pronounced as it might have been at the convention in July because Bernie Sanders didn't immediately concede.<br /><br />One of the most moving things I have seen from this whole election is the many women putting "I Voted" stickers on Susan B. Anthony's grave in New York. <br /><br />I hope people will also take a moment to remember Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Sojourner Truth, and all the other brave women and men who fought so hard to bring us to this day. The Suffragettes were focused on getting the vote. It was probably beyond their imaginations to even fathom a woman being president.<br /><br />I remember having a conversation with my a-sister when I was a teen and we both agreed that we would never see a woman president in our lifetimes. Hopefully, in a few hours, we will be proven wrong.<br /><br />Update: No, we were not wrong. A woman cannot be President of the Not-United States of America.Robinhttp://www.allinthefamilyadoption.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-44235866811515102422016-11-08T21:50:13.727-05:002016-11-08T21:50:13.727-05:00Great blog post Lorraine. And thanks for providin...Great blog post Lorraine. And thanks for providing the content of Harry Burn's mother's note to him. We watched "Iron Jawed Angels" in my Women & Gender Studies class earlier this semester and were wondering what, exactly, she had said. I will share this with my students. <br /> I'm glad to say I voted for Hillary on Sunday when I mailed in my ballot. To celebrate the ability to do that, I wore a pantsuit today. And interestingly enough, I was scheduled to teach a workshop on diversity through our SafeZone program. So I spent the afternoon immersed in the topic of sensitizing ourselves to the identities of others. Such a fitting activity to be doing on this historic election day.Pamela M. Salelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12398730332287863739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-42814100043977661472016-11-08T18:10:46.104-05:002016-11-08T18:10:46.104-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Robinhttp://www.allinthefamilyadoption.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574300303008890516.post-24397255448935988432016-11-08T14:06:15.656-05:002016-11-08T14:06:15.656-05:00I voted by mail a couple of weeks ago, but I am we...I voted by mail a couple of weeks ago, but I am wearing white today in honor of the women who took the blows and the vilification so that we could see this day happen. Wonderful blog, Lorraine. (Robin Westbrook)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com