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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Mon Jul 3, 2017, 08:39 PM Jul 2017

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Today's Female Profiles in Courage

There are a LOT of women speaking truth to power,
loudly and publicaĺly.

Sen Elizabeth Warren and Sen Kamala Harris questioned
'authorities' and were vehemently reprimanded.

'But she persisted.'

And Sally Yates was fired for refusing to do what she knew was wrong.
Anđ Hui Chen quit her job, refusing to do what she knew was wrong.

'But she persisted.'

21st Century Profiles in Courage role models for girls and women!!

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Today's Female Profiles in Courage (Original Post) bobbieinok Jul 2017 OP

Hell yes and this country needs them Lord knows there are none on the right onecaliberal Jul 2017 #1

Emily's List is training candidates and raising money... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #2

Awesome! sheshe2 Jul 2017 #3

I remember the shockwaves in 1995. lapucelle Jul 2017 #4

KNR Hekate Jul 2017 #5

Heroes, all! KNR BadgerMom Jul 2017 #6

onecaliberal

(32,829 posts)

1. Hell yes and this country needs them Lord knows there are none on the right

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 08:42 PM

Jul 2017

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)

2. Emily's List is training candidates and raising money...

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 08:45 PM

Jul 2017

https://www.emilyslist.org/

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)

3. Awesome!

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 08:52 PM

Jul 2017

lapucelle

(18,252 posts)

4. I remember the shockwaves in 1995.

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 08:56 PM

Jul 2017

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/06/world/hillary-clinton-in-china-details-abuse-of-women.html

And it persists today.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/hillary-clinton-calls-chinas-president-shameless-over-un-meeting-n434761

Hekate

(90,656 posts)

5. KNR

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 09:51 PM

Jul 2017

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)

6. Heroes, all! KNR

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Mon Jul 3, 2017, 11:02 PM

Jul 2017

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