This is a nonpartisan post, and I approve this message.
If you live in the United States, today is Election Day. There's a lot of anxiety about the results. But let's take a deep breath for a minute. It's time for some art.
The city of Seneca Falls, New York, was one of the birthplaces of the women's suffrage movement.
Back in September, I had the opportunity to visit the Women's Rights National Park in Seneca Falls, New York. In the National Women's Hall of Fame there was an exhibit of rug hooking dedicated to women's right, including the right to vote.
I still believe in the process.
I take the right to vote seriously, for many reasons, including the fact that when my father was born, women still did not have the right to vote in New York State. My mother wasn't yet born when the first woman to be able to vote in my county voted.
It's humbling to think of the many women (and men) who worked to give my ancestors the right to vote. I will not disappoint them.
Whatever your identity, my message for today is "if you haven't yet, please get out and vote!"
...just VOTE!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork!
ReplyDeleteNo vote, no eggs, now that is something I can get behind!! Voting is serious business. Unfortunately, Oklahoma has made it harder for people to vote. I suspect that when I go vote there will not be a line. In areas of north Tulsa where a lot of minorities live, there are very few polling places and people wait in line for hours.
ReplyDeleteWe voted early (last week) and it was quite heartening to see a pretty heavy turnout of voters on that day.
ReplyDeleteIt's so important, especially now.
ReplyDeleteI have my ballot all ready to go! We have mail-in only, and I could have mailed it (they come ready to mail, so no worries about getting a stamp) but I choose to drop it off in the box outside the county election office. There's usually a long line of cars doing the same. It's a nail-biter here, which is a first in a long time.
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