I Waited 96 Years!

Edith Wilkinson, 96

Pennington, NJ

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“Why has it taken so long?”

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• Born August 1920 in Valley Stream, NY

• Graduated from Hofstra College

• Mother and homemaker

• Lifelong volunteer for and advocate of mental health patients

• Married 62 years

• Four daughers, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild

 

“Women who were candidates on major tickets were shut down by men. Hillary is a strong woman who cannot be shut down. She was given no encouragement by men. It’s a men’s club. Why has it taken so long?”