Post by Logan on Jun 20, 2016 4:32:29 GMT -6
Hillary Clinton's historic win has lessons for Tennessee women
WASHINGTON – Megan Barry and Madeline Rogero know from their own experiences what a powerful message it sends to girls and women when someone like Hillary Clinton makes history.
Barry, who made history herself last year when she became the first woman elected mayor of Nashville, was walking in the city’s Christmas parade last December when she overheard someone tell two little girls the mayor was approaching.
“They looked at me, and they looked at the guys behind me and said, ‘Which one is he?’” Barry recalled. “I got to say, ‘It’s me. I’m the mayor.’ One of the little girls said, ‘Oh my god. Girls can be mayor?’”
Rogero, the first woman to serve as mayor in Knoxville, said parents have introduced her to their young daughters while making the point that girls can grow up to be mayor, senator or even president.
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/19/hillary-clintons-historic-win-has-lessons-tennessee-women/85976388/
WASHINGTON – Megan Barry and Madeline Rogero know from their own experiences what a powerful message it sends to girls and women when someone like Hillary Clinton makes history.
Barry, who made history herself last year when she became the first woman elected mayor of Nashville, was walking in the city’s Christmas parade last December when she overheard someone tell two little girls the mayor was approaching.
“They looked at me, and they looked at the guys behind me and said, ‘Which one is he?’” Barry recalled. “I got to say, ‘It’s me. I’m the mayor.’ One of the little girls said, ‘Oh my god. Girls can be mayor?’”
Rogero, the first woman to serve as mayor in Knoxville, said parents have introduced her to their young daughters while making the point that girls can grow up to be mayor, senator or even president.
Read more: www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/19/hillary-clintons-historic-win-has-lessons-tennessee-women/85976388/