The Women Who Made History on Election Night 2026

Oh, the next evolution tastes so sweet… I woke up so early this morning, around 5am, to see the results coming in, and woman after woman had stepped into a seat no woman had ever held before. So let's take 10 minutes to look at who they are, what the sky was doing while it happened and what it means for all of us.

This Week's Sky

Right
now

Five planets are retrograde: Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. This is a season for reviewing, revising and clearing, and the two you'll feel most in your everyday life are still Mercury and Venus.

Wed, Nov 4
about 7am MT

Mercury met the Sun this morning in Scorpio, the moment astrologers call the cazimi, "in the heart of the Sun." It's the clearest day of the whole retrograde, when what's been muddy comes into focus and a new way of speaking the truth arrives. It landed the morning after women all over the country were elected to speak for millions of people.

Oct 24 to
Nov 13

Mercury is still retrograde in Scorpio, so recounts and races that take days to call are right on schedule. Give the final results a little more time to arrive.

Oct 25 to
Nov 13

Venus is retrograde in Libra, the sign of the scales, so balance, fairness and who we're in partnership with are all up for review, in our relationships and in our governments.

Mon, Nov 9
12:02am MT

The New Moon in Scorpio. A New Moon is a start, a beginning, and in Scorpio it's about power, what we're willing to transform and what we're ready to claim as ours. Set your intention for what you want to step into next.

She Made “Herstory”

Here in the United States, a blue wave carried these women into office on Tuesday, November 3rd (results are unofficial until they're certified):

Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia: the first Black woman elected governor in US history.
Deb Haaland, New Mexico: the first Native American woman elected governor in US history.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas: set to be Texas' first Latina governor.
Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota's first woman governor.
Amy Acton: the first woman elected governor of Ohio.
Stacey Plaskett: the first woman governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the first Black woman elected governor of a US territory.
Peggy Flanagan (Ojibwe), Minnesota: the first Native American woman ever elected to the US Senate.
Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician: the first woman elected to represent South Carolina in the US Senate.
Juliana Stratton, Illinois: the fifth Black woman ever elected to the Senate, and for the first time, three Black women will serve there together.
Dr. Jasmine Clark, a microbiologist from Georgia: set to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress.
Denise Powell: the first Latina elected to Congress from Nebraska.
Adrienne Adams: projected to be New York's first Black woman lieutenant governor, on the state's first all-woman ticket.
Letitia Plummer: the first Black woman and the first Muslim elected Harris County Judge in Houston.

In Georgia alone, women will hold seven of the eight top statewide offices in January.

Last week I told you a record 3,824 women were running for state legislatures… this is what it looks like when they show up. Strong women ready to speak truth to power, and this is the first step to making the change.

So if your body is buzzing today, with joy or with exhaustion from a long night of refreshing, let it move through you. Be sure to care for your nervous system, and don't hold on to any energy that's not actually yours or that isn't going to serve you.

Sources: AP via NBC Washington · NPR on Georgia · Washington Post on Texas · NBC News governors · St. Thomas Source · Star Tribune · Fox 9 · CBS News · PBS NewsHour · CBS Atlanta · PBS/AP on Nebraska · amNY · Houston Chronicle · Fox 5 Atlanta

My favorite Colorado news: Melat Kiros is paving the way for our next evolution… at 29

Melat Kiros was elected to Congress from right here in Colorado on Tuesday. At 29, she's the first Gen Z woman ever elected to Congress, and the first Black woman Colorado has sent there. The generation we keep saying will lead us? They've started.

Photo: Andra Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped) · Sources: NPR · CPR News

What we can do this week

Say the true thing

Mercury in the heart of the Sun is the clearest day of this retrograde for your voice. Pick one truth you've been holding back, in a conversation, a boundary or a decision, and say it out loud this week.

Tamara Rose meditating on the beach with her hands at her heart

Create what's next

Before the New Moon on Monday, press play on the Creation Meditation, one of the bonus meditations in my FREE 20-day series, and call in what you're ready to create next.

Tap to start

Tamara Rose celebrating with women at one of her events

This is what it looks like for the divine to rise

We've started to embark on a Year 9 cycle, with women coming into power and the divine feminine rising… and today was the first day we got to feel what that would actually be like.

Women around the world have been responding to my posts in tears, so moved, and men and women both are feeling hopeful. This is what it looks like for the divine to rise.

I'm feeling this and seeing it as just one step. It's all of our opportunity, and our duty, to keep riding this wave of hope and to make the change we're here to make.

I'm curious… what change are you here to make?

Virtual hugs,
Tamara 🌹

Three videos I loved this week

Why You Feel Guilty for What You Have

Why You Feel Stuck in Life

How to Have It All Without Doing It All

Photos: public domain and CC0, except Peggy Flanagan (Travellers & Tinkers, CC BY-SA 4.0), Melat Kiros (Andra Turner, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Denise Powell (campaign media kit).

She made “herstory”… the women who stepped into power on election night