
I voted... for a woman!
photo: Flickr/Yaquina/2.0How long did you have to wait to vote for a woman for president? 23 years? 40 years?
Some women have waited a lifetime.
I Waited 96 Years! is a project that showcases the women who were born before the 19th Amendment granted some women the right to vote on August 18, 1920.
The project, launched by Sarah Bunin Benor, Roberta Schultz Benor, and Tom Fields-Meyer, began with Estelle, Sarah's grandmother and Roberta's mother.
Estelle asked Roberta to take a photo of her casting her absentee ballot for Hillary Clinton. She also asked Sarah to share it on Facebook. After Estelle's photo went viral, Tom suggested Sarah grow this concept. On October 16, the team launched the website, which has garnered submissions from 31 women so far.
Sarah told Revelist that the first few submissions came from family and friends, but have picked up after receiving widespread publicity.
"We sent information about the site to over 60 news outlets and organizations in an effort to find more women to feature," she said. "We are especially concerned that most of the women on the site are white, so we've sent requests to organizations like the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging and the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, asking them to help us find submissions from women of color."
Sarah said Estelle is thrilled that the project has taken off so quickly. Sarah has no concrete plans on how the project will evolve after the election, but hopes it can help future generations.
"It would be great to see this site used in educational settings, helping children to see our current oldest generation as a link to our country's history," Sarah said. "It would be an added bonus if the site encouraged young people to form connections to old people, especially by visiting retirement communities and assisted living facilities."
Here are 11 women who are more than ready to vote for a woman for president.
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