"Whither Michele Bachmann: Back to School" was the title of this piece, when it appeared late last week in Huffington Post Politics, after Bachmann's less-than-stellar appearance in last week's Republican presidential debate.
Really, though, the piece is my Fall 2011 back-to-school post.
And though I know not all of you are enrolled in the girls' school for politics, or, for that matter, in any school for politics, if you are curious about the lessons taught, this post may be informative.
Earlier, when I posted to my website, I noted that September is also the birth month of Jane Addams, one of America's greatest women politicians, though she was never elected to any government office and her only political education was on-the-job.
Among other great political acts, Addams was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was also president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (how cool an organizational name is that!), while she wrote, spoke, and directed Hull House.
The Guerilla Girls (!), no less, celebrated Addams' birthday last week, at the opening of a great new exhibit at Hull House. Check-it-out, if you're in-town and haven't yet.
Addams, and Ida B. Wells, another great Chicago woman activist and writer from the turn of the twentieth century period, are my personal heroes. And while they didn't send their "blogposts" digitally or in hot pink, I think they would share the sentiments in this current blogpost of mine:
"...Political Girls: Sit up straight. Listen, watch, and pay attention to all the schoolboys' plays. Then, think about whether you want to run those plays. I hope you do, for we need lots more girls in the debate club and on every playing field."
Best wishes.
Rebecca
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