On June 25th, 2013, Wendy Davis, a Senator in the Texas legislature, stood for thirteen hours without food, water, restroom breaks, or even leaning on her desk, in order to filibuster a bill that would effectively ban abortion in the state of Texas.
Wendy Davis stood for thirteen hours and followed all of the rules which constrained her filibuster. The constituents she stood for cheered to keep her filibuster going past midnight, when the bill should have been shelved until the next session, according to senate rules.
But Wendy Davis's opponents ignored the same rules that they vigorously enforced during her 13-hour speech, and called a vote at 12:02 AM, after time expired. Force history books to remember Wendy Davis's Stand. don't let her be forgotten as so many women of history have.