The Right to Vote
It's Tuesday so stop by Two Writing Teachers to join tonight's link-up and conversation . There's something about moving from blog to blog to savor the little stories that make us smile. Dorotha Mae Stough Millikan 1894-1976 My great grandmother would have been 25 years old when women first obtained the right to vote. I like to imagine what it must have been like to vote for the first time. On Sunday, I took my youngest daughter to our county board of elections office to vote before returning to college. She had come home to visit for the second time since the semester began. She had realized it might be possible to vote before leaving. We filled the car more winter clothing, a few meals-to-go, and other items she might need in the coming weeks. We then headed to the polling location. This was her first time to vote, and she was quite excited. She had studied the ballot. She had looked up information on...