Monday night, I got an excited phone call and a tweet from a co-worker. On her drive home, she heard my blog mentioned on the Mark Levin show! Immediately, I called my mom to see if she had listened since she adores Mark Levin. No, she was busy and had missed the show.

I finally got to listen tonight, and it was nice to hear my words and opinions echoed by someone else. (Michael Berry, thanks for the shoutout!) A number of  people have commented and Facebook messaged that they’re excited to find a conservative woman out there blogging about these topics. This is not an unusual reaction. Most of the time I write these type of posts out of frustration because no one else is writing them.

The mystique of conservative women has suddenly emerged. We’ve always been here, but no one has ever listened to us before. Signs are showing that the political environment may be changing in our favor. Groups like Smart Girl Politics and Network of Enlightened Women are organizing and advocating for conservative females. The Tea Party movement is not just old, angry white guys, but little grandmas who have never attended a political rally, and homemakers who are learning to organize and events and contact the media in order to make their voices heard.

Since moving back to DC, I’ve met a number of women who are like me. It’s refreshing. I guess you could call it our version of “consciousness-raising,” only our issues aren’t with men, but other women who hate us and a media constantly on the attack.

It is encouraging to see. I’ve been a political junkie since the first grade and was always frustrated that women with my views weren’t very visible. Oh, I don’t want the conservative movement to become embroiled in identity politics but having representation is nice.

So, if you are new here at CosmoCon, welcome! Feel free to leave a comment or email me at cosmoconblog at gmail dot com. Also, check out my other blog, FourthWaveWoman.com if you are interested in women’s studies from a conservative perspective.

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