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Why We Should All Support Wendy Davis for Governor of Texas
"Davis was relatively unknown until last June, when she captured the attention of the nation as she filibustered the ultra-conservative Texas state senate on women’s reproductive rights. Although she lost that fight, thousands demonstrated in her support; indeed, she earned the respect and support of Democrats and women from across the country.
I was one of them. As a woman of a certain age, in the last months, I have been increasingly distressed as the Republican Party turned back years of progress on women’s rights. Even though I claim the status of a “woman of a certain age,” the women who worked so hard for these changes were older than I am. While I grew up hearing horror stories, they were not my stories.
It has been a long time now. Moreover, with time, the stories and the reasons why anyone ever worked so hard for these rights seems somehow lost to history.
They are not lost to Wendy Davis. Raised by a single mom, as a teenager she too became a single mom, living in a trailer park in Texas. She didn’t let that hold her back, and she went on to study at Harvard Law School.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has made no effort to hide his disdain for Davis or her background (Clifton, 2013). Although he is not running for re-election, he’s done everything he can to demean and downplay Davis and her credentials. And the person she’ll most likely be running against is more radical than Governor Perry, if that’s even possible (Clifton, 2013)."
"Davis was relatively unknown until last June, when she captured the attention of the nation as she filibustered the ultra-conservative Texas state senate on women’s reproductive rights. Although she lost that fight, thousands demonstrated in her support; indeed, she earned the respect and support of Democrats and women from across the country.
I was one of them. As a woman of a certain age, in the last months, I have been increasingly distressed as the Republican Party turned back years of progress on women’s rights. Even though I claim the status of a “woman of a certain age,” the women who worked so hard for these changes were older than I am. While I grew up hearing horror stories, they were not my stories.
It has been a long time now. Moreover, with time, the stories and the reasons why anyone ever worked so hard for these rights seems somehow lost to history.
They are not lost to Wendy Davis. Raised by a single mom, as a teenager she too became a single mom, living in a trailer park in Texas. She didn’t let that hold her back, and she went on to study at Harvard Law School.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has made no effort to hide his disdain for Davis or her background (Clifton, 2013). Although he is not running for re-election, he’s done everything he can to demean and downplay Davis and her credentials. And the person she’ll most likely be running against is more radical than Governor Perry, if that’s even possible (Clifton, 2013)."
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