V is for...

For whoever.

It's a right not many have, and as a woman, I have only had since 1920 in the United States.

Less than 100 years, and then only after much struggle on the part many brave women of vision demanding what seems so reasonable...obvious! now. They were scorned. They were arrested. They went to jail.

We recieved the right to vote.

We eventually recieved an opportunity to take classes other than foods and sewing in high school, and to play funded sports, just like the guys.

A college education opened up for us, with more avenues than nursing and teaching available.

Yes. Some advantages were required. Some funding necessary. The playing field needed to be leveled, and I believe that is the only way it happens. I have some of my own stories of men having advantage in getting employment, keeping employment, and in pay, because of gender. And of having no recourse. Without being forced into change...often those in charge won't.

I am grateful that my daughters won't have as many of those stories.

And this is not where I was going with this post...but I don't think I am going to change it.