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ancianita

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15. The most interesting thing to me was her coping with the varied styles of resistance she

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 08:05 PM

Jan 2019

got from the men:

-- the unquestioning upholders of the status quo, her former Harvard professors and junior bulldog, whom she ended up "schooling," based on their very own teaching about how precedents can be overturned by the times;

-- the ACLU dude's priorities;

-- the District Court judges...

and the support she inspired from her clever daughter.

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Saw "On the Basis of Sex" today and I was crying like a baby at [View all] sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 OP

They need to be taught about it in history class shenmue Jan 2019 #1

Those of us of a certain age experienced many incidents like that - The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #2

And my story is almost exactly the same as yours. SharonAnn Jan 2019 #3

I was too. I worked 30 years for IBM. And they started married men sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #4

Today's women take their human rights for granted - at their own peril CousinIT Jan 2019 #5

((sinking feeling)) blm Jan 2019 #6

Saw it today. rogerashton Jan 2019 #7

I tell my kids about the things murielm99 Jan 2019 #8

Thank you for sharing... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #9

Hope to see it soon, depending on weather here in DC. elleng Jan 2019 #10

I wept with grief, relief and pride. If she hadn't lived when she did, done what she did, ancianita Jan 2019 #11

And a good portion of the people Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #12

Amen. colorado_ufo Jan 2019 #13

My sons, who are 28 and 26, are incredulous that there were no... 3catwoman3 Jan 2019 #14

The most interesting thing to me was her coping with the varied styles of resistance she ancianita Jan 2019 #15

When I was a teen, mglamb Jan 2019 #16

I always made it a point to tell both my son and my daughter of what it was like. llmart Jan 2019 #17

Kick for visibility. love_katz Jan 2019 #18

I haven't seen it yet. I agree that every young person should watch this. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #19

Can't wait to see this movie Miigwech Jan 2019 #20

I took my sister to the movie this afternoon! Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #21

I just watched RBG on CNN (again) BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #22

Me, too! Chalco Jan 2019 #23