I did not get out to DC this time (darn) but I certainly saw the throngs of packed people from the all-day TV coverage on TV. This was a deccent 'long-distance' substitute'. Of course, now the real test for our country begins. Fixing it's damage.
During 1992's "Year of the Woman", I was introduced to an impressive array of female candidates who were determined to ensure that my generation and afterword would have a more level playing field. It was no longer enough to have just only a few women per year running, or hope the current Congress would listen to women--understood to be on the outside of politics and thus real political influence. Such an electrifying enviroment was a great political baptism for this democrat-feminist.
Of course, women had been running for (and winning!) elective office prior to this time, but the combined impact of a threat to Roe and the Hill-Thomas Senate hearings galvanized many women into political action, also forcing the mainstream media to admit political equality had not yet been realized. It was both unerving and exhilirating to see women openly campaign on feminist-friendly issues, and the press refrain from name calling and writing it off as a one time event appealing to an elite group. For once, it seemed as if there really were no political limits and women would break the infamous glass ceiling.
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Bill White for Texas Senate
Democrats with disabilities:
The Official Caucus for Texas Democrats with Disabilities and Our Allies
Poltical Shop resources
I know what you did last election
North By Northwest Democrats
Travis County Democratic Party
Emily's List
