Since our country’s founding, women have been the force behind positive change. We have been at the center of creativity and innovation. Although we have largely been written out of the history books, it was women who often made advances in science, medicine, architecture, engineering and many more male-dominated professions. It took large groups of courageous and tenacious women and years of struggle to change how our roles are seen.

    Women earned their right to vote and their freedom of choice just to have it challenged once again in 2024. This coming election will be critical as Republican extremists aim to chip away at minority groups one by one. State legislators all across the U.S. strive to ban books, underfund education, criminalize doctors, dehumanize children, refuse life-saving healthcare, and prioritize the ultra-wealthy over the average working family. 

     Many of the most dramatic human rights advancements over the years were achieved when women united for a common cause. For example, women united to convince a male-dominated society that being given the right to vote, own property, and hold office were basic rights that women deserved and had earned.