I Waited 96 Years!

Mary Mimms, 101

New York, NY

 

“It's a turning point in history”

 

• Born December 1914 in Victoria, TX

• Graduated as valedictorian of her Brooklyn, NY high school class

• Worked as a secretary during the Great Depression

• Married a Navy seaman in San Francisco during World War II

• Three children, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren

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“It's a turning point in history, a first chance for a woman to be president. And Hillary Clinton gave us that chance.”