This Girl Can Vote!...and She Will

September 12, 2020 Jacqui Fishman

This summer we celebrated the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Thanks to the courage and determination of so many women over 70 years of protest and perseverance the constitution was amended to ensure that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex. It would be another five decades before the vote was secured for ALL,
and the fight continues, but…

This Girl Can Vote!…and She Will!

Learn More About the History of How Women Fought for the Vote

Make a plan to Vote…Register to Vote…Find out about Mail in Voting in your area…Learn about Early Voting in your area. Work to help Get Out the Vote! YOU have the Power to Create Change…Because This Girl Can!

AND if you are not yet old enough to vote YOU can still make a difference!! Get involved in a campaign. Help distribute leaflets. Make phone calls. Join a group that is working for a cause you care about. Get involved in your school’s campaigns and efforts, and learn how YOU can help to organize change! Learn about how an election works, how government works and how policy impacts YOUR community and YOUR life! and why it is important to be informed and be engaged.

Learn More about How You Can! IGNITE the Vote!, Get involved, Become a Leader and Help Create Change! from our Friends at

I find hope. I think a lot about the younger generation growing up right now, about how they’re seeing just how fragile even the best-laid plans can be. In this tumultuous period.... But if you live by foundational truths—like honesty, compassion, decency—and if you channel your frustration into our democracy with your vote and your voice, you can find your true north even in times of crisis...Not many people want someone else making their decisions for them, especially when that person might not see the world the same way as they do. That’s what happens when you don’t vote: You are giving away your power to someone else—someone who doesn’t see the world the same as you. You’re letting them make some really key decisions about the way you live.... But when we all vote, in all elections, we get the kind of responsive leadership that speaks for our families and our communities.

Michelle Obama