Dana-J Hawkins: How Long Can Women Hold Office?

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Dana-j is a Nationality; a tall woman, height six feet, dark skinned and brown hair. Dana-I was born in New York city and moved to England where she was educated, she studied for two years at Warwick University, she then went on to work as a teacher in a London high school. She joined the British Nationality party in 1947 and was active in the anti Commonwealth war effort, Dana-I did not support any war, she believed that all men were equal before the law as they were on bread lines and should have equal rights. When contacted by a Nationality party agent, she did not wish to become a representative of the British Nationality Party as she felt that her gender required no representation under the Nationality Act for being a woman.

The height or personal record of Dana-j is unknown but she did have an interesting occupation while she was at college, she worked as a call girl in her younger days. As she grew older, she decided to enter politics at the age of 32, this was against the Nationality Law, which forbade women from becoming public office holders, therefore she did not stand a chance. She was therefore obliged to take up a job as a secretary and a public representative. Whilst on her way to become a politician, she tried to enter the film industry, which was dominated by men, and she was able to get a job as a script writer and director, however, was never given a breakthrough as a film maker.

It was not until she reached the ripe old age of seventy that she was able to change her career. She was then approached by a Nationality Party agent who wished to introduce her to a Nationality Parliament, this meeting however did not go according to plan as the Nationality Party leader thought that women did not hold office like men and therefore did not need representation. This attitude infuriated Dana-j and she decided to ignore the approaching party and instead run for election as an independent MP for the upcoming general election. It was an interesting story that has been told many times and the lesson to be learnt is that even if you are a woman, you can still make a difference.

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