Well, the past few days I have been internetless - if you have been following ATHC on Twitter, which you should be... cause Twitter is the shit... you will be well aware of my internetlessness, as I was complaining to my followers very much! - but anyways, I am back online and ready to get in the Hillary game again!
Yesterday was a busy day for the Secretary. She was the recipient of another award, the 2009 Annual Alice Award. The ceremony was held at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum, 144 Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC.
She gave a great speech:
"We know that where women flourish, families flourish, communities flourish, and nations flourish. That’s why this important mission of extending women’s equality and full participation is not finished, and we each have a role to play.What made Alice Paul so special was her fearlessness. I mean, she went where most men and women would not have gone. She took on every obstacle that came her way. She was a tireless human rights activist, an unyielding advocate for the equal rights for all women. Her Quaker upbringing instilled in her the value of simplicity, and to her, it was very simple: Gender equity was so self-evident that she often would express frustration that her motivating idea that women and men should be equal partners in society caused such a ruckus in so many places – not that I ever experienced that."
"So I am deeply honored to receive this award named for one of the real giants of American history. But I know how much more we have to do, and as Secretary of State I see it every single day. But I am more encouraged than discouraged. I am more optimistic because I think history is on our side."Read her full remarks upon receiving the award here.
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Hillary is such a Hero for so many, not just women, but she is extra special to women.
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