Happy Women's Day to all the females at DU

[malaise]

[Walleye]

1. Thank you. My great grandmother was a suffragette. I was born a feminist

I think it was Meghan Markle who said that feminism is about fairness. Best definition I’ve heard.And I really love that Bob Marley record

[malaise]

2. Isn't that fabulous

My mom was a complicated professional

[Walleye]

4. My mom graduated college in 1937. Not many women went to college then. I still wear her class ring.

I’m so lucky my parents taught me the value of education. The suffragette great grandmother was on my father’s side. My grandmother would tell me about her and show me pictures and tell me about the demonstrations she went to.Even as a child it wasn’t that hard to understand the issue

[electric_blue68]

15. What a great piece of family history.

My mom was a professional dressmaker before she was married (my dad didn't want her to work though).
And she was a top flight draftswoman during WWII.
In her second job doing that - she was the head draftsman and nearly 50 people had to report to her with their work! 👍

[Walleye]

18. We owe a lot to the many talented and courageous women who went before us

And the many fair-minded sympathetic men who helped with our cause.

[electric_blue68]

38. Absolutely!

[Hortensis]

25. Me too, Walleye -- Marley, No Woman, no cry. :)

[Demsrule86]

3. Malaise thanks ...K&R

[malaise]

23. More here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215201928

[MLAA]

5. Great curated list of songs for today! 💖

[2naSalit]

6. Back at you!

[ms liberty]

7. And to you!

[malaise]

9. Fabulous

[AwakeAtLast]

8. Thank you!

[malaise]

10. DU Rocks

because of all of you and the guys, young and old

[Peacetrain]

11. Ahh malaise.. what an a great thread to start..

[malaise]

13. We celebrate International Women's Day

and the radio folks are all celebrating the day - we need to celebrate ourselves more

[Fla Dem]

12. Thank you Malaise!! And to you too!

[lindysalsagal]

14. Yes, but, my attitude is every day is women's day.

We make life happen. Dammit.

[malaise]

17. Hehehehehe

Isn't that the truth

[electric_blue68]

16. Happy Women's 💖 Day, malaise, and posters! 👍

[Hortensis]

19. Yes and to everyone! Glad you included Dolly, who continues to make us proud,

the other day by getting publicly vaccinated, but only after waiting for her turn.

"So I just want to say to all you cowards out there, don't be such a chicken-squat. Get out there and get your shot."

[malaise]

21. Dolly and Willie

are my two favorite Country singers - just good people

[Hortensis]

24. :) Yes.

[mezame]

20. Also, Too (hate that phrase)...

...shout-out to all my Trans Sisters who are on DU too!



(can we get a smiley with a trans flag please?)

[niyad]

22. And the same back to you.

[CaptainTruth]

26. Happy Women's Day!!!

[Biophilic]

27. Thanks Malaise. The same to you. We have come a long way and we have long journey yet to make.

so that woman everywhere are respected as they should be. Just knowing that it's happening makes my heart sing.

[BobTheSubgenius]

28. Today would have been my sister's 61st birthday.

As a policy analyst involved in int'l telecommunications negotiations, she attended a LOT of conferences, and so on. She was having breakfast with a few people she'd come to know, when a Russian delegate came by their table and wished them a Happy International Women's Day.

Then, he turned to my sister and wished her a happy birthday. She was surprised, and asked him how he knew it was her birthday. He put his index finger along side his nose, smiled a little and softly said "Russian Intelligence."

The table found it quite surprising, a little comical and a little sinister, although not unexpected, in retrospect.

My only Women's Day story.

[malaise]

30. What a great story

[flibbitygiblets]

29. Happy Women's Day to you Malaise (and all the women here at DU!)

[Celerity]

31. Thanks my yardie m8! same back to you!

[malaise]

32. Ha

[taxi]

33. Marjorie Stoneman Douglas mentions

Link to tweet

?s=19

Link to tweet

?s=19

[malaise]

35. Lovely pic of a great woman

Thanks for this - Happy International Women's Day to you

[taxi]

37. Thank you, she did so much

[Solly Mack]

34. Thank you and to you too!

My eldest Aunt, long since dead, was a Class A welder in the 1920's.

[malaise]

36. That is something else

Fabulous

[Blue Owl]

39. K&R

[Hekate]

40. Thanks, sweetie