I’m a woman and I’m proud of it!

And what better way to begin March by having Democratic Presidential nominee Senator Hillary Clinton win three of the four primaries Tuesday in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. Senator Clinton is making a stand for women in the United States and is going somewhere that no woman has gone before.

However, she’s not the first woman in American history to stand up for what she believed in.

March is National Women’s History Month where we recognize and honor the heroines who have sacrificed themselves and made honorable contributions to our country, culture, and history.

Women are overlooked when it comes to history, especially when teaching it to young children. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are always talked about but what about people like Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, who was a women’s rights activist or Rosetta Wakeman who pretended to be a male and found in the Civil War

The fact that Clinton is able to run for President of the United States isn’t something that she did on her own, but comes as a testament of the work that women have done before her. Whether she wins the Democratic Presidential nomination or not, Clinton has made a huge leap for women all across the country.

I voted for Clinton in the Georgia primaries and I have worn my “Hillary for President” t-shirt around campus. I usually have no shame in the things I wear or the things that I say and with the Hillary t-shirt, I felt the same way.

For the most part, I was criticized but that’s no different than what any woman in history has been through. The women who stood up for what they believed like Amelia Earhart and Coretta Scott King were all criticized.

They were criticized and overcame the criticism by doing what they believed in and we need to honor that female power.

Besides celebrating women’s history in March, it’s also a time to celebrate being a female.

V-Day, which according to their website vday.org, is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through various activities. One of those activities is the production of the award winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.”

These women, like the women in our country’s history, are standing up and fighting against the physical, sexual and mental abuse happening to little girls and women not only in this country but all around the world as well.

There are so many things happening this month to celebrate being a female and being proud of it.
Stop by and buy a ticket to the Monologues, get a “Got Vagina?” button, and if you believe in something with such conviction, fight for it.