Women Just Might Do It Better!

I must and will acknowledge my predisposition to embrace social-liberalism persuasions as I champion a diverse society and embrace causes of minorities, which includes racial, ethnic and women's respective fights for rights. That said, I'm never shy to call out my brothers and sisters from those groups when they 'reach for crutches' rather than engaging pro-actively. It's like the great song offered by Jerry Butler, " Only The Strong Survive," therefore 'cinch-it-up' is my mantra.

Today, I wish to reflect upon American women's history. We learned back in middle school about the Women's Suffrage Movement which finally gave ladies voting rights in 1920. Make no mistake that piece of legislation did not wave a magic wand making women close to men in equality! Far from it!
I remember several things women were NOT ALLOWED to do as recently as the 1950's:

 1. My mother and other women of that decade could not open a Bank Account without their husband's or an adult family member's signature. That changed with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974.

 2. My mother was not permitted to serve on a Jury until legalized in 1968.

 3. No woman could practice law even if they had met all education and testing qualifications until 1971.

 4. Birth control pills were available in the 1950's but women could not use them until legislation in 1960 and even then some States did not allow it.

 5. A pregnant woman up until 1978, could not legally take a paid maternity leave.

 6. Public Breast-feeding was a 'No-No' in the 1950's.

 7. Fellas, those smart female high school students that you often copied from could not attend Ivy League schools until 1969.

 8. Finally in 1976, women could be admitted to West Point Military Academy.

 9. Women were finally permitted to run in the Boston Marathon in 1972.

10. Women finally could be in military combat in 2013.

11. In 1978, women could become an Astronaut.

I have maintained for years that men (especially old white guys) have been 'in control' of America's direction long enough; things are screwed up enough, so much so, it's time! Time to hand over the controls to women.  Women just might do it better!
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Only The Strong Survive