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When New Hampshire Rep. Janet Wall bought a house, it was her husband鈥檚 name that appeared on the mortgage. When she applied for a credit card after becoming the breadwinner of her family, the company refused to put the card in her name.銆赌銆赌銆赌銆赌

New Hampshire Rep. Claire Rouillard has six siblings, yet her lone brother was the only child to have college savings put aside by their parents. Part-time jobs and hard work paid her way to becoming a political official.

It was events like these that led 13 female representatives and senators from across New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts to run for office. And it was knowing that events like these could happen to future generations of women that led the political leaders to 91制片厂 recently.

Fifty college campuses across the United States and Jamaica were selected this year to hold , an educational program that encourages young women to run for office. On Nov. 6 and Nov. 7, Elect Her visited 91制片厂听through support from the 91制片厂 women's studies program and the .听

The event kicked off with a dinner Friday night followed by training sessions on Saturday. Directed by women鈥檚 studies coordinator Faina Bukher, the guests joined 91制片厂 faculty and students to share their experiences in politics.

Led by facilitator Pamela O鈥橪eary, 60 students were trained in political techniques and campaign strategies, learning how to give 30-second speeches to promote themselves, known as elevator speeches. One section included a campaign simulation and another detailed the importance of message.

鈥淭hey all said, 鈥楢 woman running for a seat among men? You won鈥檛 win, don鈥檛 worry.鈥� We went to every house in the district and won by seven votes,鈥� said New Hampshire Rep. Mary Jane Wallner, who combated doubt from others by handing out pamphlets door-to-door with her granddaughters.

A similar thread of doubt laced the stories of almost all who spoke, yet they stressed the importance of resilient women in politics. 鈥淚 was told I would lose by so much it would be an embarrassment. I鈥檓 now in my 15th term,鈥� Wall said.

New Hampshire Rep. Katherine Prudhomme-O鈥橞rien ran for office after being laughed at by a former governor's aide for her work as an anti-rape and anti-violence advocate. 鈥淚 refuse to give up. I plow through life. Don鈥檛 give in,鈥� she said.听

鈥淚 admire the confident women who roar and do things in the style of an exclamation point,鈥� said New Hampshire Rep. Susan Ticehurst. 鈥淏ut a quiet word of encouragement is pivotal 鈥� that is also power. You may well have the key to success for the project or idea, no matter if your style is a roar or a whisper.鈥�

After the women shared their stories, participants split into groups, receiving discussion prompts ranging from challenges facing future generations of women to the role of the current generation as political and social justice leaders.

Participants shared stories about the struggle to manage work and motherhood, subtle sexism found in social media and the lowering of women鈥檚 status to a measure of their physical appeal.

One 91制片厂 faculty member brought her adolescent children to partake in the discussions. They sat at a table reserved for children, dubbed 鈥渢he Malala Yousafzai table鈥� after the young feminist from Pakistan.

鈥淚t鈥檚 still not a woman鈥檚 world out there,鈥� said Wall. 鈥淲e have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.鈥�

Elect Her is a collaborative effort of the , and . Several colleges and organizations across 91制片厂 and New Hampshire sponsored the event, including the Carsey School of Public Policy, the department of political science, the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, 91制片厂 School of Law, the New Hampshire Women鈥檚 Foundation and many others.

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With movements such as Elect Her, and with two female candidates in the running for the upcoming presidential election, it鈥檚 only a matter of time before Ms. President occupies the Oval Office.

91制片厂 Today asked professor of political science and women鈥檚 studies 听听what it would mean for women and the ongoing听women鈥檚 movement to have a female in the White House and how that might change conversations about women鈥檚 issues. Here鈥檚 what she said:

It could be an important symbolic shift in terms of recognition politics. There are things that can be hard to turn back the clock on once people can really imagine an alternative to the male icon U.S. president. At the same time, if the person has not emerged out of solid work in the feminist movement it would be unclear how a woman president would impact the issues on a broad U.S. feminist agenda as well as actual women, girls and feminists at home and abroad. Identity does not equal a political commitment to a group and a set of issues.

Undoubtedly, the conversations about women鈥檚 issues would change. She would likely have a battle in others accepting her authority and what sorts of things will be discussed about her in the media. Again, the conversation will only also change in terms of meaningfully addressing feminist concerns in both the domestic and international arenas if these are on the agenda of the president, staff and party.

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