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Old 03-19-2013, 07:44 PM
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Her life is often more representative of equality than her words are. Michele
yes, after reading various responses i realized what i initially disregarded is that by being a successful woman in men-dominated profession a woman is automatically a trailblazer.

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^in the comments I quoted Stevie was not only sharing her own philosophy but saying that other women should do that too. She may have evolved since then, but in the past she has often expressed antiquated notions of womanhood. It doesn't make her bad. It makes her a product of her generation.
"I said to Chris, we can never be treated like second-class citizens," she explained. "When we walk into a room we have to float in like goddesses, because that's how we wanted to be treated. "

Lipstick feminism?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipstick_feminism - Lipstick feminism is a variety of Third-wave feminism that sought to embrace traditional concepts of femininity, including the sexual power of women, alongside feminist ideas.

re a product of her generation - wasn't that really a tail end of a hippy generation? can she be more of a product of the upbringing in her family? i don't know much about SN's family, but if you come from a family with several generations of women working in non-traditionally-female fields, maybe philosophy to be-quiet-and-look-pretty-in-the-presence-of-men wouldn't readily occur to you?
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