Cheers to 90 years!

After nearly a century of struggle, on August 26th, 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.

In 90 years women voters have made a lot of progress – we’ve seen pioneering women like Shirley Chisholm, Hillary Clinton, and Margaret Chase Smith make bids for the presidency, and we have passed landmark legislation such as FMLA and the Equal Pay Act.

But while women may have the right to vote – too often, our state and federal policies still fail to reflect the needs of women voters – and the families they support.

Fortunately, Maine women are flexing their electoral muscle through a new campaign called SheDecides.org!

SheDecides will ensure that this election cycle, campaign messages and priorities speak directly to the economic realities of women’s lives. And we need you to bring women’s economic security front and center this fall.

Today, women voters gathered in Bangor to officially launch the SheDecides campaign. Their message to candidates? “Speak to me if you want my vote.”

Now it’s your turn to make sure your candidates are listening.

Email your candidate here to ask them to respond to the SheDecides candidate questionnaire which asks where they stand on the minimum wage, family friendly workplaces, paid sick days, equal pay, and, education and training programs. Visit shedecides.org to learn more about this “pocketbook agenda.”

Make sure your candidates know that you will be looking for their answers.

Spread the word!

•    Click here to tweet about SheDecides or make your own message with the #SheDecides tag.
•    Make this your facebook or Twitter Status: Maine women to candidates: Speak to me if you want my vote!  #SheDecides
•    Like SheDecides on Facebook: and stay tuned for at-the-minute updates and information about your candidates.
*** stay tuned for updates and photos form our campaign launch tomorrow!