I know that at literary festivals I'm speaking mostly to middle-class women, who frequently vote in a way that is contrary to how I'd like them to vote.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours.
Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.
There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.
It's a complicated set of opinions that women bring to the voting booth.
I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.
Having the vote is just symbolic. There are still many issues on which women don't have any right and, in many countries, where women are given very very few rights.
Women risked their lives for the right to vote. When I hear people say, 'Oh, I'm not gonna vote,' I just wanna tear their heart out.
In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
There are some voters who are rather traditional and have some reservations about electing a woman leader. But the younger generation are excited to have a woman leader for the country. They think it is somewhat trendy.
Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
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