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Suffragettes c.1918

  I can't believe this picture is so relevant today. I think we are going in the right direction and things do take time to improve. They won't improve if we don't recognize they exist. So I just wanted to share some little victories with you. Things that are definitely making me happy today!

• Mazie Hirono (bottom left) from Hawaii becomes the first Asian-American woman (born in Japan) in the U.S. Senate. [x]
• Tammy Duckworth (top) from Illinois becomes the first disabled woman to be elected as Congresswomen. Also, she is half-Thai. [x]
• That means the rape apologist Joe Walsh has been kicked off. [x]
• Todd Akin who’s been quoted saying; “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down” has also been outed from his seat. [x]
• As has the disgusting Richard Murdock who thinks “Rape is a gift from God”. Booted off. [x]
• Colorado has become the first state to legalize the recreational use and sale of marijuana. [x] And it’s predicted it will pass in Washington. [x]
• Maine and Maryland have voted for marriage equality, and Minnesota has voted for NOT passing a ban on marriage equality for same-sex couples. Washington almost has their referendum for marriage equality passed.
• Tammy Baldwin (bottom center) in Wisconsin becomes the first openly gay Senator to be elected. [x]
• Mary Gonzalez (bottom right) of Texas is the first openly pansexual senator Representative! [x] (Apologies for that slip-up) (source)

-rin.