At 8:30 a.m. Saturday, in an event hall filled with women, one stranger turned to another and asked: "What made you get out of bed to be here?"
Vallerie Wagner took a deep breath.
"Well," she said. "I've often toyed around with the idea of running for office."
Many of the women around her had done the same. The purpose of Saturday's seminar was to persuade them to take the next step.
For years, women's groups have hosted boot camps across the country to instruct women in the art of campaigning and the realities of public office. Such efforts have increased in Los Angeles recently, partly because of the dearth of elected female officials in city government.
I saw this article in the Los Angeles Times (on the front page => slow news day) and noticed that the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood is there at a "boot camp" to encourage women to run for office. So, I'm guessing if I was there and said that I was Republican and "often toyed around with the idea of running for office," no one would take me seriously. Seemingly, these are women who would support municipal contracts with Planned Parenthood, once they are in office. Conservative, pro-life need not register.Vallerie Wagner took a deep breath.
"Well," she said. "I've often toyed around with the idea of running for office."
Many of the women around her had done the same. The purpose of Saturday's seminar was to persuade them to take the next step.
For years, women's groups have hosted boot camps across the country to instruct women in the art of campaigning and the realities of public office. Such efforts have increased in Los Angeles recently, partly because of the dearth of elected female officials in city government.
Which is why I found it ironic to read this statement.
And both said that while campaigning for office, they faced naysayers who told them they would never win.
But women are resilient, Greuel said: "We give birth."
But women are resilient, Greuel said: "We give birth."
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