Skirting Politics

A salute to this amazing trailblazer.

Atlantan first black woman pilot in Georgia Air National Guard DeKalb County native, UGA grad Lt. Andrea Lewis to become the first black woman to deploy as part of the Georgia Air National Guard.

Will women storm the ballot box this November?
It’s a go-to question among pundits, but in fact, they know very little about the hearts and minds of the country’s 18.4 million millennial women – because most pollsters haven’t bothered to ask. That’s why Refinery29 and CBS News teamed up for a survey of 2,093 American adult women, with a special spotlight on those between 18 and 35 from across racial, ideological and party lines. What do women want, and how might that affect the mid-term elections? Here’s what we found out.

New Poll Reveals What Young Women Really Think About the Midterm Elections A new poll from Refinery29 and CBS News breaks down the mysterious, often contradictory views of young American women.

I cut these out from the AJC this morning. These two items were the only references to International Women's Day in the Atlanta Journal Constitution today. The irony that International Women's Day was only noted in the comics was not lost on me. Onward!