FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2007
Contact: Kathleen Strand
500 NH WOMEN ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR SEN. CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT
State Sen. DeVries to Co-Chair NH Women for Hillary
CONCORD, NH – On the day before Equal Pay Day 2007, State Senator Betsi DeVries, who was the first woman firefighter in Manchester, today announced that she and over 500 New Hampshire women have decided to support Senator Hillary Clinton for President. Citing Clinton’s leadership and experience, Devries is the first New Hampshire State Senator to endorse Senator Clinton and will serve as a Co-Chair of “Women for Hillary” in New Hampshire.
“Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day, and it is on days like tomorrow that women across this country need to stop and think about what is at stake in this election. Senator Clinton understands the challenges all women face and that’s why so many incredible and diverse women are a part of this campaign,” said Senator DeVries. “We need an experienced, strong and qualified leader who can get this country back on track. The person best equipped to take this job is absolutely Senator Clinton.”
Senator DeVries was joined today by former Massachusetts Lt. Governor Evelyn Murphy, President of the WAGE Project, which is a national organization working to end wage discrimination against working women and women supporting Clinton from across the state. The more than 500 women represent the first women signing on in support of Senator Clinton. They include educators, seniors, healthcare workers, mothers, community activists and business leaders from 118 towns across the state and all 10 New Hampshire counties.
Today, the WAGE Project and the National Committee on Pay Equity announced the results of a nationwide survey of over 700 working women that provided valuable information about how working women of America see themselves treated and paid. In 2005, New Hampshire women made 71.1 cents for every dollar that a man made. To access a wage gap calculator and learn how to get involved with “Women for Hillary” please visit www.hillaryclinton.com/womenforhillary.
“Senator Clinton is leading the way to ensure there are strengthened laws that will guarantee working women and employers can achieve gender pay equity,” said Murphy. “The health of the United States economy and the health of American families will be strengthened when women finally get paid like men. I commend Senator Clinton and her Paycheck Fairness Act that aims to address and correct these inequities.”
The WAGE Project’s report findings showed that 70 percent of women surveyed reported recent experiences with unfair, inequitable treatment and pay. Two thirds of them said gender bias and discrimination accounted for the inequities. In addition more than half of the women who reported inequitable treatment and pay took no action for fear of retaliation or convinced their chance to improve their situation was hopeless.
Senator Clinton’s Paycheck Fairness Act builds on the promise of the Equal Pay Act and helps close the pay gap. The bill will take critical steps to empower women to negotiate for equal pay, to create strong incentives for employers to obey the laws that are in place, and to strengthen federal outreach and enforcement efforts. As a whole, the Paycheck Fairness Act will prevent, regulate and reduce pay discrimination for women across the country.
Senator DeVries’ experience includes a 12-year career as the first woman to serve on the Manchester Fire Department. After her retirement in 2001, Betsi served three terms on the Manchester Board of Alderman. In addition to her elected positions, DeVries also serves on the board of directors of the Heritage United Way, and the Manchester YWCA, and is past president of the Manchester Area League of Women Voters. She lives in South Manchester with her husband Walter Becht. She has two step children and one three year old grandchild.
In 1986, Dr. Murphy was elected Lt. Governor and became the first woman in the state’s 210 year history to hold constitutional office. Prior to that, despite the state’s progressive image, no woman had ever been elected Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, or US Senator in Massachusetts.
A list of New Hampshire Women for Hillary follows:
Gladys Renoe, Alexandria
Marie Slugaski, Alexandria
Laura Honey, Alstead
Dale Woodruff Kong, Alstead
Andrea Amodeo-Vickery, Amherst
Donna E. Burke, Amherst
Beverly Melle, Amherst
Francine Naidus, Amherst
Tami Shartrand, Amherst
Susan West, Amherst
Kathleen Gualco, Atkinson
Linda Steir, Atkinson
Kathy Curran, Barrington
Ann Dupuis, Barrington
Angela Foote, Barrington
Cheryl A. Huckin, Barrington
Mary Irons, Barrington
Jo MacNair, Barrington
Melissa Rebirds, Bartlett
Tracy Therrien, Bartlett
Alexis Gates, Bedford
Catriona Beck, Bennington
Lise Lemieux, Bennington
Lorraine Bisson, Berlin
Annette Bisson, Berlin
Lillian Colbeth, Berlin
Barbara Demers, Berlin
Betty Fortier, Berlin
Sue Gallant, Berlin
Carole Hockmeyer, Berlin
Velma Lavoie, Berlin
Kris Martin, Berlin
Kathryn McKenna, Berlin
Eleanor McLaughlin, Berlin
Kimberly Williams, Berlin
Arianne Kraft-Lund, Bethlehem
Mary Lou Krambeer, Bethlehem
Karen Bemis, Bow
Barbara Bennett, Bow
Danealle Bittle, Bow
Julia Cotter, Bow
Marilyn Dennison, Bow
Polly Shumaker, Bow
Veronica Vahsen, Bow
Kate Whitegiver, Bow
Jacqueline Pehrson, Bradford
Melanie Levesque, Brookline
Erika Clyons, Campton
Carol Lenahan, Campton
Cynthia Moniz, Canterbury
Marcia Kimball, Center Harbor
Allycia Kimball, Center Harbor
Patricia Jordan, Center Tuftonboro
Sandra C. Harris, Claremont
Genevive Johnson, Claremont
Ruth Joly, Claremont
Valerie Mahar, Claremont
Janet Arvin, Concord
Christy Bartlett, Concord
Monique Cesna, Concord
Monica Ciolfi, Concord
Karen Cox, Concord
Sandy Dagnese, Concord
Karen Davies, Concord
Victoria Disarro, Concord
Nancy Greenwood, Concord
Mary Louis Hancock, Concord
Kelly Holmes, Concord
Dorothy Hunt, Concord
Katrina Kindel, Concord
Mary Ann Lakevicius, Concord
Kristina Levine, Concord
Virginia MacIntosh, Concord
Sara Minette, Concord
Jessica Pickard, Concord
Joanne Poulliot, Concord
Kerry Russell, Concord
Mary Schuh, Concord
Erin Stewart, Concord
Virginia Syvinski, Concord
Jennifer Telesco, Concord
Anna Vlacich, Concord
Mary Jane Wallner, Concord
Amy Wright, Concord
Suzette Murdock, Danville
Josephine Panasci, Danville
Laurie Taylor, Danville
Helena Digiovanni-Hagenau, Derry
Melissa Glassman, Derry
Kimberly Plourde, Derry
Linda Svitak, Derry
Joni Ahlquist, Dover
Marie Bartlett, Dover
Jennifer Blankenship, Dover
Erica Blatt, Dover
Cheri Booth, Dover
Annie Bresnahan, Dover
Maura Byrne, Dover
Lynn Carey, Dover
Michelle Champagne, Dover
Lynda Douglas, Dover
Beth Downs, Dover
Dana Gray, Dover
Betty Hannan, Dover
Ginny Hermann, Dover
Lindsay Humphreys, Dover
Jane Kavanaugh, Dover
Carrie Keech, Dover
Aviva Meyer, Dover
Natalie Moran, Dover
Linda Varney, Dover
Jessica Vassillion, Dover
Valerie Vuk, Dover
Louise White, Dover
Gina Whitehead, Dover
Janet Yusko, Dover
Susan Kilday, Dover
Patricia Davis, Dublin
Maureen Luksza, Dunbarton
Jolanta Sweson-Shea, Dunbarton
Lisa Allison, Durham
Joan Ashwell, Durham
Ally Cheney, Durham
Anne Courtney, Durham
Liza De Angelis, Durham
Melanie Drogseth, Durham
Audrey Drogseth, Durham
Katie Floyd, Durham
Lori Hopkins, Durham
Roni Slavin Pekins, Durham
Alison Sweatt, Durham
Veronica Abbott, East Wakefield
Rachel Clermont, Epsom
Diane Doheny, Exeter
Robin Gorman, Exeter
Stephanie Marshall, Exeter
Sally Martin, Exeter
Karen Noonan, Exeter
Marynia Page, Exeter
Joan Robinson, Exeter
Annette Leel, Fitzwilliam
Lois Ray, Fitzwilliam
Catherine Dowd, Franconia
Martha McLeod, Franconia
Linda Roberts, Franklin
Dawn Alexander, Freedom
June Gordon, Fremont
Lindsey Bickford, Gilford
Ann Swett, Gilford
Christine Spaulding, Gilmanton Iron Works
Nancy Marquis, Glen
Vilma Burnett, Goffstown
Janine Chancey, Goffstown
Ruth Gage, Goffstown
Carolyn Gordon, Goffstown
Kathy Ireland, Goffstown
Teresa Kyriacos, Goffstown
Carol Linehan, Goffstown
Judith Logan, Goffstown
Merrilee Thissell, Goffstown
A. Jean Benner, Gorham
Beverly Barney, Grantham
Kathryn Waterman, Grantham
Sue Kim, Greenfield
Karen Bailey, Greenland
Beverly Hurst, Greenland
Beth Sharp, Greenland
June Casey, Hampton
Virginia A. Collins, Hampton
Ann Connors, Hampton
Brenda Conroy, Hampton
Andrea Cook, Hampton
Jean De Zarn, Hampton
Carol Douglas, Hampton
Carol W. Doyle, Hampton
Michelle Draeger, Hampton
Harriet Goff, Hampton
Michele Haberman, Hampton
Aimee Kent, Hampton
Sylvia Lavallee, Hampton
Lisa Maes, Hampton
Mary Maher, Hampton
Deborah Makowsky, Hampton
Marynia Martin, Hampton
Caitlin McEachern, Hampton
Paula Munch, Hampton
Mary Peterson, Hampton
Wendy Rega, Hampton
Kathleen Richards, Hampton
Ann-Marie Serewicz, Hampton
Brenda Shepard, Hampton
Marie Stefan, Hampton
Sandra Taube, Hampton
Pam Tiberia, Hampton
Jane Gallagher, Hampton
Linda S. Leary, Hampton Beach
Elaine Ahearn, Hampton Falls
Lorraine D. McGlinchey, Hancock
Ruth Subers, Hancock
Victoria Boggiano, Hanover
Ashley Cartagena, Hanover
Marion Copenhaver, Hanover
Hilary Owen, Hanover
Joanna Pucci, Hanover
Nora Wijn, Hanover
Megan Caft, Harrisville
Sara Cawthon, Harrisville
Eleanor Kjellman, Henniker
Frances Boucher, Hinsdale
Robin Shaink, Hinsdale
Gail Koutroubas, Hudson
Lisa Lyon, Hudson
Mary Beth Theisen, Jaffrey
Alison Brodee, Keene
Nancy Brown, Keene
Annie Callaway, Keene
Claire Casey, Keene
Vivica Duffield, Keene
Shannon Feeley, Keene
JoAnn Fenton, Keene
M.J. Forbes, Keene
Joan Freedman, Keene
Rebecca Holland, Keene
Edwina Carr-Jangarathis, Keene
Cheryl Kahn, Keene
Rose LaPalme, Keene
Susan Lucia, Keene
Glenna Mercure, Keene
Pat O'Connell, Keene
Kelly O'Connell, Keene
Miriam Olken, Keene
Marcia Passos Duffy, Keene
Catherine Peterson, Keene
Helen Peterson, Keene
Janet Fuering Russell, Keene
Mary Sherwin, Keene
Cynthia Sieracki, Keene
Pamela Russell Slack, Keene
Linda Stavely, Keene
Michelle Swenson, Keene
Linda Walker, Keene
Barbara Carpenter, Kensington
Cheryl McDonough, Kensington
Sandy Mitchell, Kensington
Catherine Cardillo-Bragg, Kingston
Susan Gobeil, Kingston
Audrey Goyette, Laconia
Tammi Anthony, Lebanon
Deborah Liddy, Lebanon
Bonnie Rivard, Lebanon
Meghan Ricker, Lee
Karen Ricker, Lee
Christa Ricker, Lee
Gwendolyn Howe, Littleton
Tammy Siekman, Londonderry
Katie Wolff, Londonderry
Lisa Crossman, Loudon
Carla Kimball, Loudon
Stacey Bellabona, Madbury
Molly Shaheen, Madbury
Janet G. Wall, Madbury
Madalyn Ahlgren, Manchester
Angelique Amadeo, Manchester
Stavroula Bakolas, Manchester
Margaret Batchelder, Manchester
Denise Bauer, Manchester
Brandy Bergeron, Manchester
Susan Boet, Manchester
Doreen Boutin, Manchester
Rosanne Breault, Manchester
Samantha Calhoun, Manchester
Jessica Chau, Manchester
Doris Cintron, Manchester
Jane Clayton, Manchester
Xiomara Colon, Manchester
Kenisha Colon, Manchester
Susan Colwell, Manchester
Patricia Cornell, Manchester
Daisy Cruz, Manchester
Taina Cruzado, Manchester
Tammy Davis, Manchester
Christina Day, Manchester
Heidi Decato, Manchester
Betsi DeVries, Manchester
Kelleigh Domaingue, Manchester
Sophia Dongas, Manchester
Shari Duclos, Manchester
Tara Fairweather, Manchester
Michelle Farrell, Manchester
Suzanne Felde, Manchester
Joan Flurey, Manchester
Mariana Gasis, Manchester
Gina Gasis, Manchester
Polly Gasis, Manchester
Donna Guillemette, Manchester
Kathleen Howard, Manchester
Roberta Jache, Manchester
Lindsay Johnson, Manchester
Florence Johnston, Manchester
Betty Kacavas, Manchester
Mindy Kacavas, Manchester
Aphrodite Kalampalikis, Manchester
Rika Kalampalikis, Manchester
Peggy Kalampalikis, Manchester
Theohare Kapellakis, Manchester
Katelyn Kerins, Manchester
Robin Kinney, Manchester
Catherine Kowalczyk, Manchester
Melissa Labrie, Manchester
Susan LaBrie, Manchester
Suzanne Lajoie, Manchester
Laura Lawler, Manchester
Christine Mable, Manchester
Helena Malik, Manchester
Kelly Marin, Manchester
Patricia Massey, Manchester
Olivia McQuade, Manchester
Maggie Moore, Manchester
Patricia W. Morris, Manchester
Ann Marie Morse, Manchester
Katherine O'Loughlin, Manchester
Tara O'Neil, Manchester
Celia O'Neil, Manchester
Theresa Petrello, Manchester
Danielle Pixley, Manchester
Vera Prough, Manchester
Vilma Ramos, Manchester
Nildairis Ramos, Manchester
Judy Reardon, Manchester
Wanda Rosario-Caraballo, Manchester
Denise Rudman, Manchester
Frances Shaine, Manchester
Barbara Shaw, Manchester
Maria Spirou, Manchester
Pat Spirou, Manchester
Kelly Spirou, Manchester
Sara Stanton, Manchester
Mary Sysyn, Manchester
Aneta Theodosopoulos, Manchester
Chrysa Tsatsopoulos, Manchester
Melba Velez, Manchester
Luz Velez, Manchester
Emily Walsh, Manchester
Judy Wenners, Manchester
Carol Williams, Manchester
Tammy Winchell, Manchester
Kathleen Brooks, Marlborough
Andi Johnson, Marlborough
Marge Shepardson, Marlborough
Deborah Southwell, Marlborough
Shirley Bickford, Marlow
Gail DiGangi, Merrimack
Mary Moriarty, Merrimack
Mona Movafaghi, Merrimack
Wendy Thomas, Merrimack
Jennifer Webster, Merrimack
Lucia Castonguay, Milan
Kimberly Hockmeyer, Milan
Jessica Burbank, Milford
Karen Clark, Milford
Heather Cox, Milford
Mary Ireland, Milford
Tami Rivas, Milford
Jane Clemons, Nashua
Josephine Clemons, Nashua
Kathleen Drolet, Nashua
Christine Fleet, Nashua
Patricia Gorman, Nashua
Angeline A. Kopka, Nashua
Bette Lasky, Nashua
Lori Movsesian, Nashua
Tina Munroe, Nashua
Debora B. Pignatelli, Nashua
Brenda Quinney, Nashua
Nicoleta Roebling, Nashua
Mary Stamas, Nashua
Jill Stanfield, Nashua
Jodi Sutherland, Nashua
Yvonne Theriault-Wilkinson, Nashua
Amber Wilmot, Nashua
Susan Wright, Nashua
Amethyst Wyldfyre, Nashua
Jane Schofield, New Boston
Pat Schlesinger, New Hampton
Jayne Powers Leary, New London
Polly Spaulding, New London
Jean Donohue, Newfields
Donna Finley, Newfields
Miriam Holmwood, Newfields
Judy Ford, Newmarket
Doreen Howard, Newmarket
Adrian Major, Newmarket
Nicole Belisle-Briggs, Newton
Carolyn Kelly, Newton Junction
Stephanie Roach, North Conway
Gale Rosenberger, North Hampton
Debra Scheyer, North Hampton
Patti Cohen, North Sutton
Ricia McMahon, North Sutton
Diann Ross, Northfield
Deborah Wheeler, Northfield
Susan Harden, Pelham
Marcia Sweezey, Pelham
Leigh Tango, Pelham
Katherine Laplante, Pembroke
Maureen Rogers, Pembroke
Erika Thorsell, Penacook
Margaret Grubbs, Pennacook
Nell Conkright, Peterborough
Christine Howe, Peterborough
Jill Shaffer Hammond, Peterborough
Diane Rivet, Pittsfield
Jody Carson, Plaistow
Nancy Dipirro, Plaistow
Carole J. Estes, Plymouth
Lori Barrett, Portsmouth
Susan Chamberlin, Portsmouth
Linda Conti, Portsmouth
Linda Dibernardo, Portsmouth
Stacey DiSimone, Portsmouth
Kate Eckert, Portsmouth
Susan Everest, Portsmouth
Jane Fithian, Portsmouth
Samantha Fleisher, Portsmouth
Anita Freedman, Portsmouth
Nancy Gentile, Portsmouth
Anna Gentile, Portsmouth
Jody Gittell, Portsmouth
Mary Clifton Horrigan, Portsmouth
Amy Howell, Portsmouth
Ruth Kenick, Portsmouth
Miranda Leveille, Portsmouth
Sara Marchessault, Portsmouth
Shannon Marcus, Portsmouth
Cynthia Mingear, Portsmouth
Virginia Patnaude, Portsmouth
Nancy Pollock, Portsmouth
Stefany Shaheen, Portsmouth
Susan Tober, Portsmouth
Billie Tooley, Portsmouth
Ingeborga Wyman, Portsmouth
Yvonne Jenkins, Randolph
Jamie Aresnaut, Raymond
Rachel Beckhardt, Raymond
Deborah Fernandez, Raymond
Renee Prince, Raymond
Shelia J. Burnham, Rindge
Shannon Force, Rindge
Pauline Gosselin, Rindge
Berta Vasseur, Rindge
Loretta Alty, Rochester
Candy Cable, Rochester
Stephanie Cable, Rochester
Irene Creteau, Rochester
Donna Desjardins, Rochester
Yvette Frost, Rochester
Pamela Heckman, Rochester
Sandra Keans, Rochester
Zulma Saavedra-Franco, Rochester
Lee-Anne Sanfacon, Rochester
Christine Westcott, Rochester
Jane Wright, Rochester
Deanna Rollo, Rollinsford
Deb Crapo, Rye
June Walsh, Rye
Mary Ann Sullivan, Rye Beach
Deb Fauth, Salem
Maina Julian, Salem
LuAnn Speikers, Sanbornton
Katherine Picard, Sandown
Kimberley Rusch, Sandown
Molly Bagley, Seabrook
Joan Chamberlin, Shelburne
Denise Ambrose, Somersworth
Carol Golding, Somersworth
Beatrice Lane, Somersworth
Amy Michaels, Somersworth
Rita Middleton, Somersworth
Ann Symonds, Spofford
Deb Zuber Lyons, Stoddard
June A. Cyr, Strafford
Shelley Shaw, Strafford
Kathleen "Trinka" Russell, Stratham
Rebecca Brown, Sugar Hill
Veronica Farrington, Sugar Hill
Mary V. Smith, Sunapee
Chelsey Goff, Suncook
Cheryl Kitsis, Suncook
Brenda Rodier, Swanzey
Leola O'Connor, Tilton
Carol Jones, Troy
Marcia Press, Troy
Carla Press, Troy
Doris Goguen, Walpole
Merry Lake, Walpole
Sheila Rabow, Walpole
Amy Wistreich, Walpole
Merry Lake, Walpole
Sheila Rabow, Walpole
Amy Wistreich, Walpole
Donna Chagnon, Warner
Mary Evans, Weare
Carol Friedrich, Wentworth
Sally Caltrider, West Chesterfield
Lynn Rubino, West Lebanon
Jean Etter, Westmoreland
Lisa Allard, Wilton
Sandra Gillis, Winchester
Jodi Germano, Windham
Betsy Walton, Windham
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