Virginia NOW Archive ♀

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“Women are: courageous, aggressive, strong, logical, intelligent, constructive, creative and independent human beings.” National Organization for Women poster, 1970.

Don’t be afraid of change 🍃

From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have led the resistance to Trump’s dangerous policies and the fight for equality. Merriam Webster chose “feminism” as its word of the year.

Madonna: Not only do we suffer from racism and sexism, but we also suffer from ageism. And that is that once you reach a certain age, you’re not allowed to be adventurous, you’re not allowed to be sexual and I think that’s rather hideous.I mean a lot of people have said, “Oh, that’s so pathetic, I hope she’s not still doing that in 10 years”, I mean, Who Cares? What if I am? I mean, Is there a rule? What are you just supposed to DIE when you’re 40? That’s basically what everybody wants people to do. I think it’s stupid. Put yourself out to pasture? Why? Life is long…I don’t get it.

Here are suffragette and feminist leader Alva Vanderbilt’s famous ‘Votes for Women’ china sets. During her tenure as the owner of Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island she would regularly have events at her home where women of all classes could exercise their solidarity towards their right to vote while toasting tea and biscuits.

Joan Rivers on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1967 (x)

Gillian Anderson wins best actress in a TV drama at the 1997 Golden Globes.

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