by Judy Ann Davis
As
writers, we often create heroines who are strong, vibrant, sincere women with
the ability to think and reason on their own and who are single or married,
working women or stay-a-home mothers and wives.
In
history, August was a busy month for five mothers who bore sons who later
became United States Presidents: Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President, on August
4, 1964; Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President, on August 10, 1874 (died 1964); Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. President, on August
19, 1946; Benjamin Harrison on August 20, 1833 (died 1901); and Lyndon Baines
Johnson on August 22, 1908 (died 1973)
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| Lucy Stone |
But
while we salute these mothers from Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and Texas who
raised extraordinary sons, let us not forget a most important date in August,
98 years ago, that touched the lives of all women across America.
Thanks
to the early efforts of women’s rights pioneers like Lucy Stone and Susan B.
Anthony and many decades of a long, sometimes frightening fight, we would never
have arrived at the momentous date of August 18, 1920 when the 19th Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granting women the right to vote and granting
them the responsibilities of citizenship.
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| Susan b. Anthony |
And
this is not a right to be taken
lightly. Despite our party affiliation, despite
our personal political
issues, despite our like or dislike of our present legislators or
President, we need to salute these brave, candid women who,
when speaking out publicly for the emancipation of women
and women's voting rights, were often heckled, spit on,
peppered with rotten vegetables, sprayed with water or jailed
These women and other female activists and reformers paved
the
way for us under very violent and disrespectful circumstances.
They resisted
those who disagreed, persisted, and won us
our rights as equal citizens of the United
States.
As
women writers, homemakers, technicians, clerical assistants, teachers, bankers,
businesswomen, doctors, lawyers and the list goes on and on, we now owe it to
these honest, forthright souls to carry on the tradition and utilize the rights
they fought for. Please vote this year.
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Wonderful post. Thank you for this reminder.
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DeleteWhere would we be without these persistent ladies? I am proud of my right to vote. More people should practice that right. My mother was born that same year, 1920.
ReplyDeleteYes, persistence paid off, despite the difficulties they encountered. My mom was born in 1921. At least both had the opportunity to vote when they came of age.
DeleteWell-written post, Judy! I am not sure I would have been brave enough to endure all they did on our behalf. I hope I would, but they had a terrible struggle.
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