Thursday, October 17, 2024
Yesterday morning, while short of time, I hastily wrote my blog. Thinking about it later, I wondered why I claimed to be satisfied with having some socks featuring the images of a few outstanding women. I began thinking about women leaders over the years and know that many more images should be in my sock collection.
Admirable women in my lifetime have included the influential Eleanor (whom I mentioned yesterday) and, I’ll add, First Lady Betty Ford, who was open about her battle with alcoholism. I admire the one and only Ms. Fannie Mae Hamer, whose energy and activism have been featured on PBS. There’s Hillary, too, and although she’s very human and, like us all, has flaws, she’s knowledgeable with hands-on experience and would have been a capable President.
Those are some “quick grabs” from my list of admirable American women. Some of those I’m naming were active in the late 20th Century, and others are still active today. But now, recalling more outstanding women–those active in the nineteenth-century–I could list more of them.
If I could have image socks for all my choices, I’d need a standalone building to house them.
Our voting for America’s President has begun and will end soon. Many Americans, both men and women, remain daunted by thoughts of a woman in our national leadership role. In fact, women have excellent track records of successful leadership in other countries. Examples are Golda Mier and Angela Merkel.
Dear Friends: These are typical nail-biting days preceding the voting tabulations. Diana
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