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History of Feminism

redqueen

(115,103 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:06 PM Oct 2013

A letter to my 11-year-old self - by Kristina Kutatelazde

http://coffeeshoppoet.tumblr.com/post/56454364943/they-never-tell-you-in-health-class-that-once-you

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A letter to my 11-year-old self - by Kristina Kutatelazde (Original Post) redqueen Oct 2013 OP

Let us hope that her voice becomes yet more powerful GeoWilliam750 Oct 2013 #1

Wow ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #2

I thought so too. redqueen Oct 2013 #3

GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)

1. Let us hope that her voice becomes yet more powerful

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 09:54 PM

Oct 2013

And that she can bring even a small change for the better

ismnotwasm

(41,989 posts)

2. Wow

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 10:24 PM

Oct 2013

Excellent.

redqueen

(115,103 posts)

3. I thought so too.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 09:49 AM

Oct 2013

She's 17 and writing about feeling like "a broken vase everyone keeps trying to stick flowers in".

She perfectly captures the harsh reality of what the patriarchy does to girls once they reach adolescence.

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