Jane Smith blogs at Unapologetic Feminist.
On January 22, 2009, at 6:17 p.m., something remarkable and historic took place on the floor of U.S. Senate. You may think that I am talking about the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Act, but I am not. The momentous event I am talking about is even more profound than the Lilly Ledbetter Act itself, and is revealed in the Senate roll call vote from that night.
A total of 97 votes were cast in the Senate on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. In order …