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Women, Power and Politics

Rachel

I was originally coming to talk about the Ledbetter bill, which I see Cara’s already covered. I did a bunch of work on that bill last year at the ACLU, got to work with Lily Ledbetter and hear her testify in committee. I was amazed by her – she’s so no nonsense, kind, committed, tough as nails. I wanted to visit her in Alabama, drink bourbon on the porch and listen to the uncensored version of her story.

It’s worth mentioning again: if you haven’t already called your representative on this bill, do it today. You can email and that’s fine, but calling is better. Call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to your representative. Tell them to vote YES on H.R. 11 and H.R. 12.

And while I’m on the subject of women in politics, I actually came on to tell you about this Women, Power and Politics online exhibit. I haven’t even gotten through the whole thing yet, because there’s a lot in there I want to check out. There are sections on the exercise of power, how women in politics use and are judged on appearance, voting patterns, organizing, women’s political relationship to environmentalism, religion – just a lot. There’s a lot.

6 thoughts on Women, Power and Politics

  1. Done and done! My first time actually calling my representative, I usually email. I’m pretty proud of myself for that! 🙂

  3. My first time, too! Also, it literally took 5 seconds for me to verify who my rep is and then to call. Please do this, ladies!

  4. Dear Feministe, thanks so much for mentioning our global online exhibition, Women, Power and Politics, which now serves as one of the most comprehensive sources on women’s political participation worldwide.

    We also wanted to let you know that the International Museum of Women is accepting submissions of creative work for our Exhibiting You 2009 online Community showcase.

    Visit http://www.imow.org/exhibitions/call_for_submissions for instructions on submitting original writing, video, music, photography, animation and other forms of personal expression. We’re looking for submissions that relate to I.M.O.W.’s mission to value the lives of women around the world. We accept work in a variety of languages and media.

    Thank you again!

  5. My first time calling too. I felt quite bashful, but with my headset already on and Skype already running, it was very easy to do!

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