On Monday, I attended the event Unconventional Women, which was put on by a group of organizations, mostly nonpartisan, that work to increase women in elected office. It was incredibly inspirational. The highlight for me was hearing from two freshman Senators, Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. They talked about their experiences as women in the U.S. Senate (there are still only 16 of them!). Also, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York talked about her new book: Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated - Why Women's Lives Are Not Getting Any Easier. I plan to go get a copy.
Then I headed to the Women's Equalitea (get it - a tea about equality) sponsored by NOW and the Feminist Majority Foundation. To get in, we had to walk though the throng of abortion protestors - they actually had delivery trucks with really awful pictures all over the sides driving around the block. Because women's equality is really only about abortion. What made me really sad about it is that these are the same protestors who sit outside of women's health clinics, so even women just going in for a routine exam or birth control have to go through that. This poses a barrier for them accessing necessary healthcare. So, we still have a long way to go. The event itself was great - I love Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California! All of the speakers paid tribute to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones of Ohio who died last week and was a great champion for women's issues.
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