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BootinUp

(48,902 posts)
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 07:54 PM Jun 2016

Shirley was 5 years old when women won the right to vote.

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Shirley was 5 years old when women won the right to vote. Today, she's rooting for the first woman president.



Shirley Skinner has seen a lot.


Shirley, celebrating her 100th birthday.

Born in 1915—five years before most women could legally vote in America—Shirley has lived through the Great Depression, two world wars, the Civil Rights Movement, and the moon landing.

In that time, she’s seen incredible progress in America. And today, Shirley is rooting for something she never thought she’d live to see: the first woman president of the United States.

And last week, when Hillary Clinton earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, Shirley was beside herself with excitement.

Continued at HillaryClinton.com

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Shirley was 5 years old when women won the right to vote. (Original Post) BootinUp Jun 2016 OP
K&R mcar Jun 2016 #1
Somebody is chopping onions shenmue Jun 2016 #2
Happy birthday, Ms. Skinner. I hope you get your wish. spooky3 Jun 2016 #3
What a life this woman has led! Haveadream Jun 2016 #4
Mahlalo for Shirley, Boot! Cha Jun 2016 #5
Dangerous! Her Sister Jun 2016 #6
Actually that's some weak sauce there. No wonder BootinUp Jun 2016 #7
When HRC wins in November I will cry for all these women Her Sister Jun 2016 #9
They earned respect the hard way. nt BootinUp Jun 2016 #10
K&R! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #8

Cha

(305,118 posts)
5. Mahlalo for Shirley, Boot!
Sun Jun 19, 2016, 10:04 PM
Jun 2016
And last week, when Hillary Clinton earned enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, Shirley was beside herself with excitement.
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