Jarrah Hodge Drops Some Feminist History On Us: Bra-Burning is a Myth

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Susana Polo

Published: May 17, 2012 05:44 pm

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Referring to feminist protest as “bra-burnings” was simply a rhetorical trick made by a reporter to create a parallel between women’s struggle for equality with other protesting movements of the time, specifically the anti-Vietnam war protest and its characteristic burning of draft cards.

The more you know.

(via Gender Focus.)

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