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Sunday, February 14, 2016

If Ever There Was an Extremely Important Time to Vote..........

During this time of Primaries and Candidates trying to encourage us to 
throw our support behind them for a chance at being the President of the United States, I want to take the time and make an effort to encourage everyone who happens to be reading this small piece of my life, to do research and  listen and find out what each candidate stands for.  Find out if what they are saying is/can be an untruth or if you feel that they are sincere in their words.  This is a vital election year and you have the right to give your shout-out to the candidate of your choice.
For all you ladies, the ability to vote has not been given to us easily.  Just as it was a long battle  for us, it was also a long time for the "Blacks" to be able to use the privilege to vote.  Both were sad and unforgiving times in our history.  However, it is time to exercise our freedom to vote and do our best to ensure the correct person is given this honor.  
There are a lot of candidates and it is our responsibility to vote for the candidate that we truly believe will be the best for America.
Having said that: I want to pass on a bit of  insight on the past history of voting and and how it all came to be.  Susan B Anthony was a young girl when she started collecting signatures for women and Blacks to be able to vote.  Her work took the rest of her life and she did this all for the  people who were not given the right to vote.  Please read a bit about Susan B Anthony and understand that the Right to Vote is truly an honor and a privilege.      
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Susan B. Anthony  played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality 1866, they initiated the American Equal Rights Association, which campaigned for equal rights for both women and African Americans. 
In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities, primarily in the field of women's rights. In 1852, they founded the New York Women's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at a temperance conference because she was a woman. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities, primarily in the field of women's rights. In 1852, they founded the New York Women's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at temperance conference because she was a woman.  
In 1866, they initiated the American Equal Rights Association, which campaigned for equal rights for both women and African Americans. In 1868, they began publishing a women's rights newspaper called The Revolution.
Anthony traveled extensively in support of women's suffrage, giving as many as 75 to 100 speeches per year and working on many state campaigns. She worked internationally for women's rights, playing a key role in creating the International Council of Women, which is still active. She also helped to bring about the World's Congress of Representative Women at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.
When she first began campaigning for women's rights, **Anthony was harshly ridiculed and accused of trying to destroy the institution of marriage. Public perception of her changed radically during her lifetime, however. Her 80th birthday was celebrated in the White House at the invitation of President William McKinley. She became the first non fictitious woman to be depicted on U.S. coinage when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin.
People like Susan B Anthony had to fight long and hard, sometimes getting hurt  or losing their lives.  Don't let these people's lives be lost or their efforts be in vain.  Honor them as they have honored us.

(**And here in the years of 2000+ we sadly still have the similar mentalities of people claiming that the Gays are doing the same to the Institution of Marriage ...)

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