A Very Important Date

On this date in 1920, the 19th Amendment went into effect. Go ahead - consult your history book, I'll wait....

Ok, the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. It went into effect in 1920..that was only 89 years ago..Yes, only 89 years. What is even more amazing to me than the short period of time that women have been able to vote, is the fact that there are women out there, of legal age, who still WILL NOT VOTE. The story of the Suffragettes is not a new one, everyone knows the key players, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton etc. These women endured ridicule, isolation and in some instances, injury, both mental and physical, all to ensure women the right that men had enjoyed for many years, the right to vote.

This group of women believed in a cause and fought for it, they believed in it, they lived, ate and drank it. It is so inspiring to see how the movement succeeded. I tip my hat (if i were to wear one) to the mothers of this right. We, as women, should be thankful and honor their memory in casting our vote in EVERY election. It is the least we can do to honor their memory.

It makes me think about causes and movements. What causes are we fighting for these days? The war in Iraq? The President's proposed health care policy? The swine flu? What do we as a society, and we as women, really care about?

Food for thought on a cool August night..
xo