Democratic National Convention Day 2 Women's political participation. (Dee Dee Myers, Ellen DuBois, Ellen Moran)

August 26, 2008 - Women's political participation. Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/26/2008, 7:06 p.m. Just 88 years ago, women in the United States could not vote. Midmorning celebrates the anniversary of the women's suffrage movement at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, ahead of Sen. Hillary Clinton's much anticipated speech. Women voters today can thank suffragists of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. It was the first women's rights convention held in the United States. Guests: Dee Dee Myers: former press secretary for President Bill Clinton. She's the author of "Why Women Should Rule the World." Ellen DuBois: Professor of History at UCLA. She is co-author of "Through Women's Eyes: An American History with Documents." Ellen Moran: Executive Director of EMILY's List.