Tag: Activism
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Kathleen Hanna
She wrote “SLUT” on her stomach in marker before shows, so the men reducing her to a body would have to read the word off her skin, in her handwriting.
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Jane Addams & Ellen Gates Starr
Hull House, founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889, became a pivotal social reform hub in Chicago, addressing issues like poverty, child labor, and labor conditions. It empowered women reformers such as Florence Kelley and Julia Lathrop, transforming community needs into policies while advocating dignity and rights for marginalized populations.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt: The First Lady Who Refused to Pour the Tea In 1942, a twenty-five-year-old woman with 309 confirmed kills walked into the White House, and the First Lady of the United States looked at her, took her measure, and thought: I want to take you on a road trip. Hold that image. We are…