This came in an e-mail I got from NOW...
"Last month the Tri-City Herald in Washington State printed a letter from a 13-year-old girl that said,
"I think that having a woman president would be a bad idea for our country. Women are not meant to rule countries and be in charge."
In a country where sexism is so acceptable that a newspaper thought it was fine to print a letter saying women couldn't lead and a 13-year-old girl was taught that women aren't capable of being president, we are fortunate to have Hillary Clinton, a capable, smart, and confident woman demonstrating that women can lead.
She has gone further in her race for the White House than any other woman before her. Make no mistake, Hillary's way was paved by Victorial Woodhull, Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Patricia Schroeder, Carol Moseley-Braun, and others. And now Hillary is paving the way for countless more women to run."
Click on the link that goes to the letter....it's pretty tragic that some people--little girls, especially, think that. This is what we are trying to change.
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I think girls like this are in very small numbers. In fact, I would venture to say that men would agree with this statement. The world isn't as sexist as it used to be.
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