Happy Women's Equality Day!

Happy Women's Equality Day Everyone!

My dear fellow phenomenal women and men,

Let us take today to celebrate with all the estrogen that surrounds us and makes our world a better place! Celebrate with the women around you, regardless of how much you know about them, or how little you know about them.

This is a day in celebration of the 19th Amendment and all that women's suffrage has afforded us.

Here is my favorite Maya Angelou Poem for each of you.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,

The need of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Maya Angelou

I NOW CHALLENGE EACH OF YOU TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE, AND THANK THE BEAUTIFUL SOULS OF OUR PAST THAT ALLOW US THE FREEDOM TO VOTE ALONG WITH ALL OTHER FREEDOMS. THEN TELL A WOMAN YOU LOVE SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL, AND THEN REMEMBER HOW MUCH WE STILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR.