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calimary

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11. Good point. There's so much more common ground and shared experiences now

Reply to Hekate (Original post)

Fri Sep 13, 2019, 05:12 PM

Sep 2019

for women breaking through in a (previously-owned) "man's world". There wasn't a lot of that when I was trying to get into the news biz back in the mid-70s, either. Quite different now. Nice to see we've evolved in some ways.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Women presidential candidates have hit critical mass when they can tell their woman-stories... [View all] Hekate Sep 2019 OP

I absolutely loved the dollies story. Doreen Sep 2019 #1

I did too. It was a laugh-line in her story of overcoming and persistence, and yet... Hekate Sep 2019 #2

It is empowering for all of us women. Doreen Sep 2019 #3

Hillary's Need To Appear "Tough" in Foreign Policy DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #4

I don't think of Pete as the 'gay candidate", at all. blm Sep 2019 #6

I sorta noticed but couldn't quite put my finger on what was different. You nailed it, Hekate! pnwmom Sep 2019 #5

K&R sheshe2 Sep 2019 #7

Hey, you're right! lunatica Sep 2019 #8

We've never had a president who has given birth! Now that I think about it, that's kinda weird... CTyankee Sep 2019 #9

They are human stories Leith Sep 2019 #10

Good point. There's so much more common ground and shared experiences now calimary Sep 2019 #11

Exactly. Women's lives are AMERICAN lives. We aren't some subspecies. SunSeeker Sep 2019 #12

Congratulations on your perception! You make a significant point...thanks for sharing! Karadeniz Sep 2019 #13

I didn't see that, but you're right! RainCaster Sep 2019 #14

Yes,Hekate, it's a sea change. W & K are proudly and unequivocabley women candidates. stuffmatters Sep 2019 #15

I think I'm going to send off for a She Persisted T-shirt from Warren's campaign, just because... Hekate Sep 2019 #16

Great point. I didn't notice. ecstatic Sep 2019 #17

It might depend on your age. Second-wave feminists were tough Athena-women succeeding ... Hekate Sep 2019 #18

Thank you for your detailed response! My mom hasn't really shared that ecstatic Sep 2019 #19