tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584807670355461847.post1063272446360099696..comments2014-12-23T20:27:35.883-08:00Comments on Women and Politics 2014: First Woman President = Progressivism?Diana Selighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274794826081207340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7584807670355461847.post-90055019339908220472014-10-09T13:39:56.869-07:002014-10-09T13:39:56.869-07:00This whole problem with the assumption that a woma...This whole problem with the assumption that a woman being a political leader automatically makes her an advocate for all "women's" issues and/or the obvious choice for all female voters reminds me of some of the sources I came across while doing research for my paper. I wrote my paper on the suffrage movement in Colorado, and many of the documents I read were people making assessments of Colorado and how it had changed since the vote. It seemed to be a source of fascination for people, especially those outside the state. One story repeatedly referenced was that of an election for mayor of a Colorado city (I don't remember which) soon after 1893 where the two primary candidates were a man and a woman, and the man won because he got the vote of the women in the area. The people reporting on this expressed amazement and confusion about this decision of women voters, and couldn't seem to fathom the reasoning behind it.Amber Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180060031025947092noreply@blogger.com