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Activist Tarana Burke Started the "Me Too" Movement 10 Years Ago

PHOTO: Courtesy of subject Tarana Burke While thousands of stories of sexual harassment and assault have flooded Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram in recent days, the #MeToo social movement did not, in fact, originate this past weekend. Instead, it goes back a decade—and was originated by activist Tarana Burke. Burke, who also founded the youth organization…

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It's About Time You Started Acting Like a Lady

As women smash glass ceilings and elbow their way into the boys clubs, the perception of what it means to be a lady has shifted. Where the parameters of what’s ladylike used to be stifling (“A lady wears pearls and pours her husband’s coffee.”), modern women have taken back the word lady, redefining it to…

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