I know that I am coming in a little late to alert you to Women’s Equality Day. It was celebrated YESTERDAY, August 26th, but I have a good excuse for missing it by a day.
Yesterday, August 26th, would have been my Mom’s 103rd birthday. She died in 2017 at 101 years young, and I was absorbed yesterday with thoughts of her. As excuses go, I think it is a good one.
My Mom would have loved Women’s Equality Day. She graduated from college in 1937 when most women did not go to college. She worked hard to support herself as a teacher before she married my Dad, she was devoted to improving her community through volunteer service, and, up until the last days of her life, she was asking how she could “help out” at the assisted living facility she called home. Whether it was folding towels or showing up for Bingo just to be a good sport and raise spirits, she did it all.
Today, women have come a long way beyond the kinds of opportunities available to my Mom and her contemporaries. We are lawyers, doctors, bankers, board members, business executives, and government and elected officials, to name just a few. We have learned to use our voices and have our voices heard. As someone once sang, we bring home the bacon, and we fry it up in a pan!
But we still have a long way to go for total equality. Keep at it. Make sure YOUR voice is heard. Do not settle.
Happy Women’s Equality Day!
