From Princess Leia to Ghostbusters, your favorite female characters have become feminist icons. #ShePersisted: The feminist hashtag erupted across social media last week in reaction to a tense moment that occurred the night before on the Senate floor between Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). When Warren attempted to read a letter from the late Coretta Scott King arguing against the 1986 nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) to a federal judgeship, McConnell ordered her to be silent, and Republicans voted to rebuke Warren for violating the Senate’s Rule 19, which holds that no senator can insult another senator during proceedings. In the face of...
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