7 Women Who Fought To Keep America Free

There's about a million women in American History who have fought for our freedoms and gone almost entirely unacknowledged. Here are seven women who have made history — a few who have become recent household names and others who aren't but should be.

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Vice Magazine Suicide: Magazine Learns a Thing Or Two About Using Mental Illness to Sell Copies

Tuesday, Vice Magazine released a suicide-themed fashion photo spread using legendary female writers like Sylvia Plath and Virginia Woolf as inspiration.
Since then there has been public outcry, not only from feminist publications like Jezebel, but also from readers and the general public.

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This 14-Year-Old North Dakotan Knows More About Good Government Than Her State Lawmakers

North Dakota’s 63^rd legislative session adjourned at close to 4:30 a.m. on May 4, with only three hours left in its 80-day time frame.

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"Feminism" Defined: A Detailed Look at One of the Most Controversial Labels Today

According to the dictionary, feminism is defined as: 1). the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes, 2). organized activity on behalf of women’s rights and interests.

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Scott Walker: Wisconsin Governor and Legislature Make Plans to Shut Down State News Outlet

The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is under fire, and the motives are apparently political.

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Bangladesh Factory Collapse: Sweatshop Labor Can (and Does) Happen Here, Too

Dov Charney is the modern-day, snarky, fashion version of Upton Sinclair, staging attacks against the unfair working conditions many garment factories force upon their workers.

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#MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo: Trending Twitter Hashtag Promotes Violence Against Women, Even Though It's Tongue-and-Cheek

It seems that it is commonly understood in the Twitterverse that hashtag #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo is simply one big gag, a mockery of overprotective and controlling boyfriends who really do place strict limits on their girlfriend’s behavior. But #MyGirlfriendNotAllowedTo turns domestic abuse and controlling behavior into one big joke, which really isn’t all that funny:

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