Suffrage (maybe the most political you’ll ever see me)

When you are faced with that empty ballot, maybe take a deep breath and find some peace.

I always think about all those “I Voted” stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone. Ellie and I are 19th Amendment people. Her bedroom window is loaded with “I Voted” stickers.

Then I think about the woman who were kept from practicing their constitutional right to vote for another 40 years after the 19th Amendment passed.

Then I mark my ballot.

PS Don’t forget to flip your ballot over and check the back! Alabama has 14 amendments back there. Edited to Add: Baldwin county has five more that I wasn’t ready for! Also, (like in New York) no ballot selfies allowed in Alabama!
PPS Edited again to add: Selvage has an interesting article about prison embroidery by suffragettes.
PPPS One more: Susan B. Anthony’s cemetery is open late tonight to accommodate the steady crowd of visitors.

The Help

Has anybody read The Help by Kathryn Stockett? I’m reading it now, and I haven’t seen the movie (book first always).

I put the TV in the fireplace! I usually move the fireplace screen when we're watching...

I put the TV in the fireplace! I usually move the fireplace screen when we’re watching…

I’m getting really nervous that this book is not going to end well. Because Mississippi and Civil Rights and Medger Evers just got shot and so I’m feeling a little panicky about the safety of these women.

Just had to get that out there.

I finished the hat and then mailed it before I took a picture.

Edited to add: I just this minute finished and I’m glad I kept reading. I am grateful to the author for letting her story end well – not happily, just well. That’s not a spoiler – it’s just encouragement for when you start to get nervous about bravery. 10-5-2016