Yesterday we celebrated a very special day, the first time a woman has been taken seriously in the race to become a presidential candidate and the 88th anniversary of the ammendment giving women the right to vote. Although Hillary has been the first woman to be taken seriously, sinxe our country was founded there have been 100 womwn who have run for this titled position. The first woman to run for the presidency was Victoria Woodhall in 1872, who, unfortunately encountered many barriers. For one thing she was a woman so at this point she wasn't considered to be a citizen, and because she wasn't a citizen, she couldn't even vote for herself. In this 3rd wave of feminism, we are raised on the ideal that womwn can do everything and now we have succeeded in voting for a woman candidate. From the first womens rights convention at Seneca Falls in 1848 to now at our convention today, our ideals on the ideas of what women are able to accomplish have been completely transformed. I am so happy that Hillary handed over the torch or the "sisterhood if the traveling pantsuits" to Barck Obama (who is actually a junior). All we can hope for now is that the Hillary fanatics will take in the new candidate. But did anyone notice the whole family theme going on last night... it was going in the night before with the Obama's as well... Something to think about.
JUST IN: There have been several people arrested for assassination plots that were to happen tomorrow. The police have really been securing the area making sure that all will be well for Senator Obama's arrival. There are police everywhere on horses and motorcycles (although I have yet to see one on a donkey) there are at least 5 on every street corner.
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