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New Hampshire Women Make Herstory

by: Sharyn

Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:30:52 PM EST

This was going to be a comment for twandx's diary, but decided this news warrants its own headline. Has this been reported anywhere on MSM? (And don't forget it was New Hampshire who gave Hillary Clinton her historic primary win: the first woman to win a major presidential primary in U.S. history. New Hampshire voters rock!)

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House Joint Resolution 3:

This house joint resolution recognizes the historic milestone represented by the New Hampshire senate being the first legislative body in the United States with women as the majority of its members:

http://www.gencourt.state.nh.u...

Sharyn :: New Hampshire Women Make Herstory

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wow... (0.00 / 0)

...the first legislative body in history that's actually representative of its consitiuency. what's up with those NH voters - how come they're electing people who represent them?

Barack Obama's election proves that any male can grow up to be president, provided he's willing to use misogyny as a campaign strategy.

by: campskunk @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:12:54 PM CST

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if only (0.00 / 0)

the country as a whole proportionally represented its women! Maybe our government would have listened to the likes of Brooksley Born and Sheila Bair and, for that matter, Hillary Clinton, and we wouldn't be in the economic mess we are in now..

by: Sharyn @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:55:39 PM CST

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"how come they're electing people who represent them?"

also, as a fellow NHite reminded me, NH reps don't have a salary -- a lot more women are willing to be unpaid volunteers, so a lot more of them throw their hats in the election ring.

by: Sharyn @ Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 08:46:35 AM CST

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Gosh that wonderful! (0.00 / 0)

On an unrelated but equally smile-bringing note....our daughter just found out that she got the Post Doc that she had applied for!! Yipee...sorry to celebrate so publically!

by: CoyoteCreek @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:23:22 PM CST

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wow! congrats! (0.00 / 0)

What field is she in?

by: Sharyn @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:56:53 PM CST

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congrats to her. i'm always in favor of more education. (0.00 / 0)

i avoided real work until i was nearly 40 by using it ;-)

Barack Obama's election proves that any male can grow up to be president, provided he's willing to use misogyny as a campaign strategy.

by: campskunk @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 20:47:30 PM CST

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Great Post at NoLimits on This (0.00 / 0)

by Sylvia (?) Larson - President of the NH State Senate. Complete with video...

http://www.nolimits.org/blog/m...

Very inspiring! If they can do this in NH then surely we can do it in other states around the nation!

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by: Alegre @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:31:54 PM CST

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thanks for this post, Alegre -- (0.00 / 0)

I hadn't seen this!

by: Sharyn @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 15:52:13 PM CST

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Psychology (0.00 / 0)

But this post doc is related to genetics and psychology so it's a great addition to her resume.

Just think....she may actually have a job some day!

by: CoyoteCreek @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 17:21:16 PM CST

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Whoops - this was supposed to respond to Sharon, above. (0.00 / 0)

(With a mother like me, it's a wonder our daughter graduated from kindergarten!)

by: CoyoteCreek @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 17:22:12 PM CST

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ok -- (0.00 / 0)

got it!

by: Sharyn @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 17:26:20 PM CST

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heh! that's what i am. (0.00 / 0)

an actual job... hmmm... isn't that a little drastic???

Barack Obama's election proves that any male can grow up to be president, provided he's willing to use misogyny as a campaign strategy.

by: campskunk @ Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 20:48:43 PM CST

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Happy news, but still... (0.00 / 0)

that's just one State in 50 and it's 2009.

by: twandx @ Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 05:20:01 AM CST

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and besides (0.00 / 0)

New Hampshire reps are unpaid volunteers (though they do get reimbursed for mileage). Women will work for nothing; men, not. Are your reps paid anything in Vermont?

by: Sharyn @ Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 08:40:07 AM CST

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Right On! (0.00 / 0)

This is exciting news.

Alice left me in Wonderland.

by: grlpatriot @ Tue Feb 17, 2009 at 10:47:40 AM CST

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