I would be remiss not to mention the significance of the woman issue on this blog. Never before has a woman been one of the candidates from a mainstream political party. Yes, it is a big deal.
I can remember when President Obama was first elected. There in that park in Chicago, on election night, one could see famous blacks like Jesse Jackson and Oprah Winfrey standing there listening to the newly elected first black president who addressing the huge crowd. Tears were streaming down their faces. It was then that I realized I would never understand how blacks, rich or poor, felt about seeing the election of a first black American president.
I thought about how I would feel if a woman were elected. I didn’t think it would hit me quite as hard but it would hit me. I guess I am now on the precipice of testing my theory.
This morning I though about my own personal history. My grandmother was 30 years old before she could vote. My mother was born just 4 months after the passage of the 19th amendment. WWII began when women had only had the vote for 21 years. Now on November 8, 2016, some 96 years after getting the right to vote, a woman could be elected president of the United States.
Yes, as a female, I am standing in awe. I don’t think I will cry when it happens. I am not that moved. However, the special social and political significance is not lost on me. It’s about damn time!
