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04-01-2016, 03:54 AM
5 unsung women who changed feminism forever
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Conventional wisdom often tells us that one powerful woman is e**ugh for the historical record.*That's why we idolize the same women over and over.*
Those who aren't cast as icons, however, ** matter how influential or impressive, are forgotten or become foot**tes in our collective memory.*
Every year during Women's History Month, we ack**wledge how such a narrow view of the past still burdens us today. Women who can't identify with the mainstream heroes chosen for them may feel they have ** place in greater society or role in the struggle to achieve gender equality.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/feminist-leaders-you-missed/)
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Conventional wisdom often tells us that one powerful woman is e**ugh for the historical record.*That's why we idolize the same women over and over.*
Those who aren't cast as icons, however, ** matter how influential or impressive, are forgotten or become foot**tes in our collective memory.*
Every year during Women's History Month, we ack**wledge how such a narrow view of the past still burdens us today. Women who can't identify with the mainstream heroes chosen for them may feel they have ** place in greater society or role in the struggle to achieve gender equality.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/feminist-leaders-you-missed/)
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