Voting and What it Means to be a Woman

Please remember to exercise your right to vote. It seems like such a small thing.. But it is truly a Priviledge.

Today is the first North Carolina Primary. So exciting. Every polling place I have driven by is full. The weather is stunning - carolina blue sky. I will vote this afternoon when my son goes to work.


Voting ... a very powerful concept. Do you realize" Women" have not even had the vote for a hundred years yet? This morning I decided to get on the internet and do a little voting research. I was astounded. The thing that astounded me the most was that my grandmother was living all this. I asked her one time what it was like to cast that very first vote. She sat for a few minutes, silently, then she looked at me. Slowly she smiled. Then sort of chuckled. She told me she was one of the lucky ones. My grandfather was on a run that day - he was a railroad man - so she could vote without him. Her friends had to go vote with their husbands. I said "So." She said there were no booths. No privacy. So your husband would make sure you voted his way. But you still got to vote!


Today I thank all those suffragettes and the ones who died so that I can vote. Can you imagine the happy dance they all must be having knowing there is a woman running and an African American man. Who knew? No matter who you vote for these are exciting times.


In honor of those suffragettes, particularly Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Lucy Stone, an all the women out there trying to make a difference - here are two ATC's for you.