Women Vote! Lobby Day in the Capitol
To honor 90 years of women’s right to vote, health and human services advocates returned to the Capitol Aug 25. Determined to keep up the pressure until a Family Recovery Budget is signed, the group reminded legislators that the final vote for women’s suffrage was cast by a reluctant Tennessee Republican who was urged on by his mother.
About 25 advocates visited twelve legislators who have expressed reluctance to vote for a budget that includes new revenues. They were led by ACCE, the California Commission on the Status of Women, California Immigrant Policy Center, National Association of Social Workers and the Southeast Asian Resource Action Center.
Members of California Hunger Action Coalition, DOGFITE, Community Resources for Independent Living, Parent Voices, California Partnership, California NOW and others at Capitol Wednesday Aug 25
