Rita McNeil, R.I.P.

[polly7]

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/17/rita-macneil-dead_n_3098281.html

She was an amazingly talented songwriter and performer.

While struggling to make ends meet, she found comfort in the fledgling women's movement. She began attending meetings in Toronto in the early '70s that she found out -- years later -- were being monitored by the RCMP.

"If you wanted to see a bunch of women sitting around talking about issues and going on demonstrations that are peaceful and non-violent, then so be it, but I don't think there was a reason to do that,'' MacNeil said in 2008.

"What's radical about equal pay for equal work? And trying to empower women to reach the potential that they have?''

MacNeil has said these meetings gave her strength and pushed forth her songwriting -- in fact, after one get-together, she was inspired to write her first song.

By 1975, she was ready to independently release her first album, "Born a Woman.''

[niyad]

1. thank you for posting this

[w0menREqu4L]

2. Thank you

We WILL reach the sky tonight....

As an advocate for the ERA, it hurts so much when someone who fought so hard and found so much comfort in speaking out for women. The US is far behind you, but we are moving forward in some of the states that did not ratify. The 3-state strategy will be introduced next week as a Joint Resolution. Time to call your legislators and senators now.

[hrmjustin]

3. Welcome to DU w0menREqu4L!