Posted on 11/04/2024 8:38:52 AM PST by simpson96
When Anita Lawrence watched Hillary Clinton lose the 2016 election, she thought to herself, “well, there goes my opportunity to see a woman in the presidency.”
Maybe the U.S. was unable or unwilling to view a woman as capable of serving as president, she thought.
“Women have always had to work harder, longer and smarter than their cohorts for less pay. And I think it’s just part of our culture in this country that men, and even women, cannot see a woman as a leader of this nation,” Lawrence said.
Then 65, Lawrence wasn’t sure if a major political party would nominate a woman again in her lifetime.
But that opportunity came sooner than expected.
Women over 70 have lived through innumerable revolutionary changes in gender equality in their lifetimes, including the rise and fall of the constitutional right to an abortion, the ability to have their own credit cards, the implementation of Title IX, the election of lawmakers who look like them. With Vice President Kamala Harris now topping the Democratic ticket, they have a chance to see if this history-making run has a different ending from 2016 – and they may even play a role in that outcome.
Ahead of the election, PBS News spoke to 13 women, ranging in age from 71 to 97, about their lives, the race and seeing another woman atop a major party ticket.
“Once we get a woman president, I don’t think it’ll be as different,” Hilary Lane, 73, said. “It’ll be more normalized.”
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Some who shared their stories are still bitter over Clinton’s loss. One is committed to voting for Trump for the third time. Many are enthusiastic about Harris and her qualifications.
Patricia Laarman is “thrilled” that Harris is running, and believes she’s qualified for the position based on her history as attorney general of California and as vice president.
“You know, I am 90 years old and I have voted in 16 presidential elections, and [2016] was the height of it. I mean, it was just so impressive,” Laarman said. She said it was “very important” to her to see a woman elected president.
Similarly, Laurie Willard was excited that Democrats, the party she said she’s almost always voted for, nominated Clinton.
“One of the reasons I was disappointed [after Clinton lost] was because I am 78 and I was thinking I’d really like to have a woman president in my lifetime,” said Willard, who lives in Anoka, Minnesota. “I am very excited about Kamala,” she added.
It was a better world when women just voted for the better looking guy.
Another leftist organization that gets a free broadcast license and public funding to boot. Time to clean house.
This is revolting.
Why would anyone care if we have/had a female President?
It is not only irrelevant but how could it empower anyone or give them satisfaction?
What kind of person has their identity tied up in what sex they are to the extent that they view gender as a team to root for?
Seriously UGH
It appears they are more interesting in a “Woman” in the WH than a qualified person, male or female.
Wonder if they would accept Biden’s health secretary, Richard Levine, as a President since he is a man masquerading as a woman.
What amazes me is how they keep repeating their number one reason.
Because they have to protect their rights. WTH…PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS???
Just when did we take any of their rights away?
Ohhh…I get it. They mean the right to kill innocent unborn babies at their whim. They just refuse to say it out loud.
did they ever think they would she a ho president?
Women who say such things are arguing the case as to why women never should have been given the vote! Of course they can’t see that!
Trump should declare himself a woman and dare them to say otherwise.
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Doesn’t it depend on who else is running?
Neither of them is near my first choice.
Gabbard particularly is articulate but has no business experience and comes from a Green Energy - DACA - ProChoice background. There may be some votes that her presence has brought into the tent and that’s a good thing.
I pray I never see a woman President.
4 supposedly hard core conservative females in my circle of friends who were firmly in trumps corner this entire time told our poker group Saturday night that they voted for Kamala because when it came down to finally voting they had to vote abortion and for a woman.
I’ve been saying since the last election DO NOT LET THE DEMOCRATS SET THE NARRATIVE AND MAKE ABORTION THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE, because if we do THEY WILL WIN!!!
And what did we do? We let them make abortion the number one issue. We let the democrats make THE ONLY ISSUE they had the number one issue and we are going to lose because of it. AGAIN!!!!!!
I cannot friggin believe we are going to blow this one too.
As a woman, I am ashamed that these fools think a candidate’s sex is more important than brains, values, accomplishments or ability. God help us.
They may see a woman president even if Trump wins. I bet Harris invokes the 25th amendment to make herself the first woman president.
NPR, especially, has been a fulltime pro-Harris outlet for months now.
Why again do taxpayers fund it?
Old hags for Kamala?
Sorry, I didn’t vote for Obama just because he ‘Identified’ as Black and I am not going to for Kommy-La because she identifies as a woman with loose morals.
This country has yet to find anyone equaling the stature of Indira Ghandi, Goldas Mier, or Margaret Thacher, but this woman would take comfort in the election of Britainy Spears.
When Anita Lawrence watched Hillary Clinton lose the 2016 election, she thought to herself, “well, there goes my opportunity to see a woman in the presidency.”
How would she know; is she a biologist?
and I thought I would never see a president that $h!t himself and a VP/presidential candidate that is a complete idiot. TA-DA
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