"Yes. Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. For example: You're walking along, minding your own business. You're looking neither to the left, nor to the right, when all of a sudden you run smack into a pretty face. Woo-woo! You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head's in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you're walking on air. And then you know what? You're knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!"

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Century of Action

    Last night was truly one of the most amazing nights I have experienced. This term I took a class about Oregon Woman Suffrage History. Next year, 2012, will be the centennial of women Oregonians getting the right to vote. In my class we were each assigned a topic and a handful of articles from 1912 to transcribe and then write an essay about. My topic was the Portland Woman's Club and the 1912 Campaign.  At first I was intimidated by the thought of writing this big contextual essay, it seemed so hard! But as I progressed I became more and more interested in my topic, and slowly realized that I could do it!

  Last night was the official kick-off event to celebrate the website.  It was held at the capitol and many very important people were there. Along with Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, former Governor Barbara Roberts, and various legislators, were many authors who have written about the very topics we were researching.  Both the Secretary of State and the former Governor spoke. Those of you who know me know that I am still trying to figure out exactly what I want to do with the Political Science degree I am currently working for, but after the speeches I heard last night I think I may have an idea. No, I won't share it with you yet, but just know that I was inspired, and that I have a lot of hope for my future.

In addition to hearing a few inspirational speeches I got to meet some awesome people.  Never before have I met an author whose work I cited in a paper, and when Jean Ward (one of the authors I cited) approached me, I was simply overwhelmed. It was such an awesome experience to talk with her, and share my knowledge with her.  What was even cooler was the fact that I had some information from the old newspaper articles that she had not come across before, and the fact that I was able to help her out was very fulfilling.

All in all, it will not be a night that I will soon forget, and I am looking forward to many more just like it.
If you are interested in reading my article (come on, who wouldn't be right?) here is the link. Enjoy!

http://centuryofaction.org/index.php/main_site/document_project/the_portland_womans_club_and_the_1912_campaign
  

Love,
  Tayleranne
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