The truth of waking up in Rome, Italy the day after America’s election, and one day before my sixtieth birthday to the devastating news of another highly experienced, qualified, intelligent woman not being elected President of the United States was gut-wrenching. Here I was in a country my grandparents left for their dream to be Americans and all I could think was never wanting to go back.
When I read this statistic, my heart changed going forward, “Most notable was Trump’s performance among white women. The Harris campaign actively targeted the group in the hope that protecting abortion rights would garner their support. Yet such support failed to materialize, with Trump winning among white women 53% to 46% over Harris, with that group making up the largest overall voting bloc at 40%,” according to AP VoteCast.
Unbelievable. Heartbroken. Angry. I felt like 30 years of inspiring, or should I say, trying to inspire, women to support women 100% in business, sports, equality, and life was a failure. Perhaps I was naïve to think women who followed me through written words, events, social media, and more felt the same way or they wouldn’t follow me. I realized I was wrong.
A pink rose in my Great Grandparents’ town of Aviligano Italy
Before the sunset on a clear blue sky in my real homeland of Italy, I decided I could not move forward as I had. I have re-committed to speaking my truth in feminist words, actions, and beliefs. I have no room in my heart, spirit, or business anymore for women who do believe in a pro-female future.
As I looked at my 3-month-old granddaughter’s beautiful brown eyes, wide-eyed and joyful, I committed to helping her future, not women who don’t believe in the same future for her that we lived. I will not succumb to believing anyone meant good by not voting for Kamala Harris, just like not voting for Hillary Clinton. If women don’t trust a woman to be the leader of the free world, they don’t believe in their possibility in any other area of life.
Ivy Rose Higginbotham and Tracy Chamberlain Higginbotham
I will continue to fight for my granddaughter Ivy Rose, my nieces, and the women in my life. I hope you will be there too but if not, I understand and truly appreciate your past connection to me and my companies. I hope I see you on a new pink horizon someday.
I absolutely agree! I’m with you! Let me know what is happening and Id love to work with you. I am not a sports person but have other interest and qualities that I am ready to use to help women move forward. Now that i am freed from some responsibilities I am moving forward with a second book and am part of a book called Ignite Impact. This is the 26th book in this group. Hope to see you soon my friend. Marion
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I absolutely agree! I’m with you! Let me know what is happening and Id love to work with you. I am not a sports person but have other interest and qualities that I am ready to use to help women move forward. Now that i am freed from some responsibilities I am moving forward with a second book and am part of a book called Ignite Impact. This is the 26th book in this group. Hope to see you soon my friend. Marion
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