profeminist:

“Depending on how you look at it, 2017 was either a great year for feminists or a terrible one. Galvanized by the election of Donald Trump, this year sparked a new rage in millions of women who are mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. There’s a reason why Merriam-Webster declared “feminism” 2017’s word of the year, after all. 

The new progressive energy in women is potent in a way it hasn’t been in years, and it’s worth looking back on the year’s feminist victories to remember how it all erupted. Here’s to an even more victorious 2018. 

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