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Posted by Susan Carney Jun 11, 2008 |
On the day of the democratic primary in my state, I took my 3 year old daughter to our polling place and let her push the big button that cast our vote for Hillary Clinton. I wanted my daughter to be a part of what I truly believed was going to be the eventual election of our first female president.
I imagined what the next eight years of my daughter’s life might be like, coming of age in an America where the most powerful job was held by a woman. My daughter would know nothing else. To her, it would seem perfectly logical that if a woman can be in charge of our country, then she can do anything. What impact might that have on her feelings about herself, what doors might that open for her? I was so excited about the possibilities. I so wanted that world for her.
I grew up in the seventies, and we girls were told we could do and be anything. But despite that message, I think many of us have felt that there were still limitations. The world didn’t always measure up to the one we were promised.
Listening to Senator Clinton's speech this weekend was bittersweet. Yes, the fact that she got as far as she did is such a step forward for our girls. But to come so close...and then to realize that the future I had imagined will not be. At least for now.