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Page 6 September}, 20Q4 LOCAL NEWS Kerry/Edwards Rally tai^ets women voters UXINDAWABD Staff Writer The NC Women Rally for Kerry/Edwards was a combined effort of the Democratic cam paign held Thursday, August 25 on the Bicentennial Plaza outside the N.C. Museum of History. According to the Hon. Elaine Marshall Secretary of State, the date marks the 19th amendment giv ing women in America the right to vote. To the left of the Museum of History in downtown Raleigh, over one hundred square feet of space was partioned with entwined red, white, and blue ribbons. News sta tions, WRAL and WTVD were present to cover the Kerry/Edwards rally and tables were set up to register any unregistered voters. The podium was adorned with the North Carolina and the United States flags with the back drop also being an American flag. The songs “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Chan and Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” resounded on the Bicentennial Plaza as volunteers passed out Kerry/Edwards bumper stickers and handed out Kerry/Edwards cam paign posters which read “A Stronger America” to the arriving women sup porters. Hand-made posters that read “Kerry/Edwards Equality for All Woman” and another hand-made poster read “Strong women for a Stronger America” were being ered outside of the History Museum. Among the crowd assembled were local politicians, such as Mayor Charles Meeker and former City Council Member Brad Thompson. Some political figures like North Carolina Appellate Court Judge Linda McGee and Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Foreign Advisor for Democratic Candidate John Kerry, moved through the crowd greeted and shook hands with support ers. President of the Democratic Women of North Carolina Carolyn B. Honeycutt spoke first at the Kerry/Edwards Rally. Honeycutt announced the Take Five pro- Photo courtesy ofwww.wfmynew2.com whlCh iS 3 hoisted up and car ried by other women. Before the women’s rally began. program that is open ing across the nation to help mobilize women age 45 and under to vote in the 2004 elections. Following Honeycutt, Byinna Warfield President of the Young Democrats in America and that today in comparable jobs women are still being paid 73% of what men are paid. Secretary of State NC Women’s Caucus, wearing a pink shirt that read, “A Woman’s place is in the House,” stated in the 2000 presiden tial election that 22 million unmarried women did not vote. Featured speaker Ambassador Sherman told the crowd that if the women would vote the Kerry/Edwards ticket would win in North Carolina. In addition, Sherman stated that John Kerry and John Edward’s were com mitted to working for equal pay for women Pholo courtesy of www.local.go.com Marshall spoke of not forgetting the women. In North Carolina women make up 52% of the population and 40% of these women live in poverty and approximately 23% of the women in North Carolina make-up the govern ment officials in the State Capitol. The statistical informa tion drew a rallying cry from the crowd of standing women supporters for the Kerry/Edward ticket. approximately 200 women from all ages | CALLING ALL ANGELS!!! I and economic status and cultural back grounds white, black and Hispanic includ ing several men and children had gath- If you know of an outstanding Meredith Angel who has done something “Heavenly" to help out either someone in need, her community, or Meredith College, and you would like to see her featured, please email your nominations to herald@meredith.edu
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