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04-10-2016, 04:26 PM
How to say 'I do' to a feminist wedding
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Millions of people marry every year, among them feminists who want to embrace the ritual but disavow its historical connection to stripping women of their freedom and rights.*
This is a tricky, deeply personal balance, one that some critics say is impossible to strike.*
SEE ALSO: How to raise a feminist child (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/how-to-raise-a-feminist-child/)
Yet if feminists refused to participate in traditions or institutions that treated women poorly, they couldn't meaningfully participate in society. *
That's why feminists like Liz Susong have decided to reclaim the act of marriage so that it reflects their values and beliefs.*
"The reality is that there are a lot of women and men who are feminists who also choose to get married and plan weddings," says Susong, editor-in-chief of the feminist publication*Catalyst Wedding Magazine (http://www.catalystwedco.com/magazine/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/10/feminist-wedding/)
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Millions of people marry every year, among them feminists who want to embrace the ritual but disavow its historical connection to stripping women of their freedom and rights.*
This is a tricky, deeply personal balance, one that some critics say is impossible to strike.*
SEE ALSO: How to raise a feminist child (http://mashable.com/2016/03/19/how-to-raise-a-feminist-child/)
Yet if feminists refused to participate in traditions or institutions that treated women poorly, they couldn't meaningfully participate in society. *
That's why feminists like Liz Susong have decided to reclaim the act of marriage so that it reflects their values and beliefs.*
"The reality is that there are a lot of women and men who are feminists who also choose to get married and plan weddings," says Susong, editor-in-chief of the feminist publication*Catalyst Wedding Magazine (http://www.catalystwedco.com/magazine/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/10/feminist-wedding/)
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