Gloria rushed out of her AP government course, hurrying because it wouldn't do for the student body president to be late.
She knew she had a meeting with the student council, but she had had to stay late to argue with the teacher, who had forgot to mention the critical role Eleanor Roosevelt had played in enacting New Deal programs.
Of course, as usual, Mr. McNeil had just nodded and said that the exam would focus on FDR's role, not Eleanor's, so he decided not to teach about her. But Gloria knew the truth. Mr. McNeil was one of the many sexist pigs out there, out to downplay the role that women had in history and make it seem like all of history was done by men.
Gloria, though, was going to help change that. She was already a member of the National Organization of Women, had gotten accepted into Harvard, and, someday, was going to be senator or maybe more, if all went as planned.
As she walked to the student council meeting, she saw Karen arguing passionately with some of her classmates from AP government about interpreting the 2nd amendment. Although Karen was the opposite of her in almost way politically, Gloria actually liked her. Karen was definitely a strong, forceful woman, full of ambition, which the world needed more of.
Gloria noticed Sarah McMillan looking at Karen, and Gloria frowned. One of the pretty, vapid cheerleaders who coasted by on her looks. What pissed Gloria off about her was that Sarah was smart, but used her intelligence only to manipulate her friends and the school. Numerous times Gloria had tried to talk to her, but her arguments fell on deaf ears. She could tell the disdain was mutual, so they largely stayed out of each other's way.
So Gloria was naturally a bit surprised when Sarah looked up at her, smiled, then muttered something under her breath. Gloria felt a slight chill as she walked on.
