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n0J2101' diffilcidt for' a w.. .
elected than o, an, 'L ossy epu'
reeve;:of Exeter told about 20 .women ►11'
panel discaussion o1n women and tl unicip
politics in Exeter last,
week.
"Hopefully, -one of you will
tonight and thunk about contributing to.y'our
e," she Said.
community by running fo
The meeting was sponsore Women
Today to encourage '.wgmen to run faro We.,
during the municipal election in Noveitr'.
Fuller remembered her disappointnlien
after her first council meeting 11 yeareag.
when she sat downwind from a cigar smoker
and ended up with two jobs at the end of the
meeting—looking into grants for daycare
and dog control.
"I was so thrilled to be there but by the
end of the meeting, I went home ready to
resign. But,. I talked to my husband and
Mayor Bruce Shaw and realized my
problems weren't big ones. And, one thing I
did accomplish was a no smoking by-law on
council," she said.
Leona Armstrong, reeve of Grey
Township, also remembered how she got
involved with municipal politics in 1974
when a councillor knocked on her door
before lunch and told her he expected an
answer right after lunch if she would run.
"Running for office was the furthest thing
from my mind at the time but I phoned my
husband and he said, 'Why not give it a
try?"' she said.
"That first election was a wonderful
experience. When I was campaigning door-
to-door, I didn't know anything so if
someone really wanted an answer, I would
write down the question and get back to
him."
Her next election was a different
experience since she was fully aware of the
importance of her position and could satisfy
the voters with answers to their questions.
And, now with the approach of the
November election, she hopes to follow in
her father's footsteps and become warden of
Huron County.
"There hasn't been a warden from Grey
Township since 1945 and I'd like to bring that
honor back to the township. It's been a
dream of mine," said Armstrong.
The only time Armstrong's gender caused
any problems was at one of her first on-site
meetings to discuss a municipal drain.
"It was a cold day in late fall and I was
waiting in the car for the engineer, the only
person I knew who'd be at the meeting. A
couple of the fellows came up to the car and
said, 'We don't need any damned reporters
at this meeting,"' she said.
The group decided to meet in a nearby hen
house because of the cold weather and the
hens were making so much noise, they
ended up shouting at each other.
"When a mouse came out, I was sure all
,the men thought 1 would jump on the table
but I'm not afraid of a little mouse," she
Around t jecil.. table, everyone is
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equal, said, uller.
"If I think back, there was only one time a
council member didn't accept me and I
never knew if that was because I was a
woman or because I fought him hard on an
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Leona Armstrong, reeve of Grey Township (left) and Lossy Fuller, deputy -reeve of Exeter
spoke to 20 women in Exeter last week on the topic of women and municipal politics. They
both encouraged women to run for office during the upcoming municipal election in
November. (photo by Susan Hundertmark)
FEATURE REPORT;
issue and won," she said.
Although she feels comfortable with the
male councillors, Fuller said she's aware of
being a woman on council.
"When we go out for coffee after a
meeting, I always try to get my bill because
1 don't want the men to feel obligated to pay
because I'm a woman. And, I think it's hard
for the ( councillors') wives when I'm the
only female in a car load going to meetings,
conventions and golf tournaments," she
said.
Both Armstrong and Fuller said they go
halfway with feminism.
"I like to be a woman but I don't think it's
detrimental to be a feminist," said Fuller.
"In this day and age, you can't stay in the
background or you'll be walked on," agreed
,Armstrong.
Neither one ever campaigns for the
"women's vote." In fact, Armstrong ,said
she's found it's more important to get men's
votes since women often vote the same as
their husbands.
Even thonph Working on a municipal
council requires a great deal of time, both
women said they love the work.
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the meals may not be cooked and the
favorite shirt may not be ironed but I get a
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More than once, she said she's left the
house for a few minutes on an errand and
returned a few hours later to a smoke-filled
house and an over -done chicken because a
constituent had stopped her to talk about a
concern.
"1 don't know how a man works full-time
as well as serving on council," said Fuller.
For anybody thinking of running for office
for the first time, the women suggested
making personal visits to a variety of people
for signatures on thenomination form.
Both said campaign costs of advertising
and printing literature would run about $200.
Going door-to-door to get your face known is
also a good idea, they said.
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