This past Wed was International Women's Day, did you know?� I didn't until I had the great fortune of attending Gloria Steinem's talk presented by the University of Washington at Town Hall.� As Gloria said "well, at least we get one day."I cannot describe adequately what�an inspiration it was to experience Gloria Steinem's�talk in person.� I consider myself a non-academic�feminist: I've not taken women's studies coursework nor read much feminist lit, but I believe in equality of the sexes and that women have been systematically denied autonomy and opportunity.� But even so, I was well aware of Gloria Steinem's work and the impact she's made on the women's movement.Without going on for pages, I want to report back that I am hopeful.� Despite our current presidential administration, despite the arcane anti-abortion law in South Dakota, despite the repressive abstinance-only educational policies�that deny accurate sex education in our schools, I'm not discouraged.� A former church packed with like-minded individuals�shared Ms. Steinem's call to vote, call to activism and call to change.� There are more of us then them - they just happen to�be in power and dominate the media.��Let's change that this November.��