John,

EMILY's List founder and visionary Ellen R. Malcolm turns 76 today! Few women have done more to open the doors for Democratic pro-choice women candidates in the last four decades than Ellen.

None of the vital work we do every day for Democratic pro-choice women would be possible without Ellen's vision, dedication, and guts. What began in 1985 — just Ellen and a group of friends writing letters and raising what they could for women candidates — has become the powerhouse organization we know today as EMILY's List.

So today, we're asking humbly: Will you donate today, in Ellen's honor, to help elect more exceptional women in 2023 and 2024?

As we begin the new month and the new cycle, our mission to help elect our pro-choice candidates is as strong as ever — because of leaders like Ellen and supporters like you, John.

We can't take for granted how far women in politics have come, and how fast. The year Ellen founded EMILY's List, no Democratic woman had ever been elected to the Senate in her own right. There were only 12 Democratic women serving in the House. Only eight women had ever been governors.

Year by year, election by election, Ellen R. Malcolm and EMILY's List helped change all of that by focusing on community building and investing early and powerfully in women candidates. Today, EMILY's List is the largest and the best resource for Democratic pro-choice women candidates at every level of government.

Our millions-strong community is so fortunate to have Ellen as our founder, our first president, and our chair emerita today. And we have to make certain that her life's work — to transform the face of political power in America by electing Democratic pro-choice women — will flourish for many years to come.

Help celebrate Ellen's 76th birthday today, John! Donate in our founder's honor and help elect the next wave of Democratic pro-choice women leaders:

https://emilyslist.org/go/Elect-More-Women-This-February

Thank you — and happy birthday, Ellen!

— the EMILY's List team