With the possibility of the first female U.S. president a closer reality than ever, 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. 。 SEE ALSO:。SEE ALSO:
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。 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。 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。 My vote is dedicated to my late grandmothers, Lois (1907) & Ethel (1916), both born before the 19th Amendment. 💙#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman。 Anna Cooper, Ida Wells, Margaretta Forten, Harriet Purvis, Daisy Lampkin, Mary Terrell, and Francis Harper. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman 。 #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
。 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。 To the women who've suffered sexual assault and have re-suffered it this year: I'm with you. I voted for us. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman
。 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. 。 — 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
。 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.
。 — Caitlin Constantine (caitlinconstan) November 8, 2016。 — Nick Ortloff (nicksbeerblog) November 8, 2016
。 I dedicate my vote for Hilary to my great nieces. #DedicateYourVoteToAWoman。 My vote is for my Mom who ALWAYS wanted to see a women President! Miss you Mom 💕#DedicateYourVoteToAWoman。 — EAS (elllescott1) November 8, 2016。 — Marcia Belsky (MarciaBelsky) 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.。