At first these were just names in All Comms or G+, sometimes I knew it was woman and sometimes I didn't. I've met most of them but not all and I've learned that these women are intelligent, opinionated, tenacious, friendly, beautiful and overall amazing. Whether they are Resistance or Enlightened they have each reached the status of L8 and I feel absolutely privileged to be counted among them and to count many of them as my friends.
Many have said that there should be no distinction about the fact that we are women and have reached this status, they say it shouldn't matter. But when you're playing a game that is 94% male (by one survey) I say it is 10x more amazing when a woman rises to the top. This game requires a major time commitment and it is often up to us ladies to take care of others in our lives so when we are able to compete with the guys in this game it is more often than not with a lot more obligations than most of those we play with.
All that being said I was incredibly proud to participate in the first Seattle Resistance Ladies 8 Portal. We had 18 people out on a dock to celebrate the moment, with lots of pictures, teasing and fun, all the things that make this game so much fun.
Because of pictures, GPS issues, needing to be in one corner of a dock to deploy it took us an hour to put up 1 L8 Ladies portal. 3 hours later the first (I think) Lady Enlightened L8 took down our Portal in 10 minutes. I don't know about everyone else but if anyone was going to take it down, I'm glad it was her.
I am so thankful that I was able to participate in this event. It was truly a special moment for me and a memory I will cherish. But I also hope this will become a footnote in the Ladies of Ingress history. Let's recruit more ladies and give the boys a run for their money.
To the L8 Ladies of Seatte:
+D Reed +Gia T. Nguyen +Nicole Hoffman +Eri Comparri +Amie Harte +Ind Pink +Megan Perry +Melanie Johnson +Melissa Korb +Dove Pollard +Christie Shavey
(sorry if I missed any Enlightened)
Thank you for being amazing and adding an so much dimension to the community here in Seattle.
#ingress #nianticproject
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