Edith Dunfee, 102
New York, NY
"It's critical to elect her so we can continue to make progress as a society"
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Born January 1914 in Staten Island, NY
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Married at 19 to delivery-truck driver
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Did not graduate from high school, opting instead for secretarial school
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Always worked, relying on extended family for childcare
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Created middle-class life in New Jersey, sending to children to college
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Two daughters, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
"After being born in a time when women couldn't vote and then being six years old when they gained the right, I've never missed a chance to exercise my constitutional right. And I've always voted as a D. But this time is so very special because the D is a woman. It's critical to elect her so we can continue to make progress as a society. Younger people don't realize that the "olden days" were not idyllic. Only old people like me realize just how much better off we are today."