This nurse couldn't vote.

100 years ago, Isabel Hampton Robb was elected first President of the American Nurses Association. But she was a woman. And women weren't allowed to vote for president in this country.

You can.

Things are differenttoday.
You can make nursing's presence known and
encourage better healthcare policy.

It's time to make our opinions count.

ANA's RN VOTER
National Voter
Registration Drive

Welcome to RN VOTER, a nurse voter registration drive being launched during the American Nurses Association's Centennial. We are asking your help in promoting voter registration to nurses with whom you work and other people who care about the issues that affect our health, our profession, and our lives.

One hundred years ago, Isabel Hampton Robb was instrumental in building the foundation of the American Nurses Association and became ANA's first president. However, she was a woman, and therefore not allowed to vote for President of the United States. Today, both men and women in nursing count, but all our voices cannot be heard unless we are registered to vote.

At this site, you'll find these resources:

• an article for your newsletter, to photocopy, to hand out to other nurses you know to encourage people to register to vote
• a fact sheet on health care issues
• a fact sheet on women's issues
• a fact sheet on workforce issues
• the national voter registration form and rules for use

Registered nurses should be registered to vote. Your leadership is critical to help make professional nursing's voice heard louder than ever. Thank you.

For further information on the RN VOTER contact Sheila Abood.

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