With the possibility of the first female U.S. president a closer reality than ever,????? ???? ??? ???????? 2018 voters are tweeting #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman in full force.
On Twitter, people used the hashtag to dedicate their political voices to 19th century suffragists, grandmothers, teachers, civil rights leaders, mothers, wives, and so many others.
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Voting rights, of course, are a constant theme in many of the #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman tweets. Many have dedicated their votes to the figures who symbolize how far women's voting rights have come -- from the grandmothers who lived in a time when they couldn't vote to the suffragists who fought for American women's right to vote.
My vote is 4 my Gma's. 1 born b4 suffrage who wouldve been so excited for a 🚺 prez & 1 who voted for Hillary at 89 #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman pic.twitter.com/uk7z5e1Btd
— Nice Nice Good Good (@bea_bischoff) November 8, 2016
For my grandmother, who was born in a town she couldn't vote in and never did until her move up north. #dedicateyourvotetoawoman pic.twitter.com/XxFziyfQOr
— insomniacs anonymous (@mcgarrygirl78) November 8, 2016
My vote is dedicated to my late grandmothers, Lois (1907) & Ethel (1916), both born before the 19th Amendment. 💙#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Peggy Hudson, PhD (@DrPeggyHudson) November 8, 2016
Anna Cooper, Ida Wells, Margaretta Forten, Harriet Purvis, Daisy Lampkin, Mary Terrell, and Francis Harper. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Suzan Election😓 (@SuzanEraslan) November 8, 2016
#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman I dedicate my vote to every woman who never had the right & to every woman who made my vote possible.
— Hannah Pniewski (@hannahpniewski) November 8, 2016
Meanwhile, some devoted their votes to the struggles of American women who have faced and overcome the direst of life circumstances, from victims of sexual assault to immigrants who have struggled because of their citizenship status.
To all the undocumented mothers who live with fear everyday. I am a child of immigrants. I voted for you.
— troisgymnopedies (@troisgymnopedie) November 8, 2016
#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
To the women who've suffered sexual assault and have re-suffered it this year: I'm with you. I voted for us. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Moi (@nbboston) November 8, 2016
Of course, political views were reflected in many of the #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman tweets. Many voters used the hashtag to proclaim their support for the social issues most impacting women today, including reproductive rights, wage inequality and broader issues like health care.
My vote is for ME. For #EqualPay, to protect my reproductive rights, and for the respect I have earned and deserve #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Girls Really Rule. (@girlsreallyrule) November 8, 2016
For my mother and her mother, because healthcare is a human right. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman #ItsInOurHands #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/I5zlCMHI1W
— Michael🌱Oman-Reagan (@OmanReagan) November 8, 2016
But some tweets were more heartfelt than political. Many chose to honor the teachers, wives, grandmothers and others who have given them love and inspiration in everyday life.
To Mrs. Carter, who told me I could be anything after my class made fun of me for saying I wanted to be president #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Caitlin Constantine (@caitlinconstan) November 8, 2016
To my wife, a Pakistani Muslim immigrant whose family came to America for a better life #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman pic.twitter.com/oPEQgB0EEK
— Nick Ortloff (@nicksbeerblog) November 8, 2016
I dedicate my vote for Hilary to my great nieces. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— stacyg (@Stacy_g52) November 8, 2016
My vote is for my Mom who ALWAYS wanted to see a women President! Miss you Mom 💕#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— EAS (@ellescott1) November 8, 2016
#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman to my amazing Nana - Eileen Shanahan (1924-2001) ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/hASGV28p1m
— Marcia Belsky (@MarciaBelsky) November 8, 2016
This Election Day is a historic moment, one that many are eager to see through the eyes of women. Given the nation's history on women's voting rights, it's a day many don't take for granted. So women are celebrating in whatever way they can.
For my grandmother, a real ball-buster, who had surgery just in time to vote for a woman AND see the @Cubs win. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
— Maura Brannigan (@maura_brannigan) November 8, 2016