Voters weren’t ready
Re “Women, interrupted,” Opinion, Nov. 9
Whoever thought a woman would win the presidential election in 2008 wasn’t paying attention. A CNN poll in the spring showed that 76% of Americans believed the country was ready for a black president, but only 63% felt the same about a female president.
Shirley Chisholm wasn’t exaggerating when she said, “I’ve always met more discrimination being a woman than being black.”
Vinette Gleason
Mission Viejo
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