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My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn't think we were stupid, that we didn't think we needed feminism to be explained to us.
Kathleen Hanna
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Kathleen Hanna
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: November 12
Film Actor
Guitarist
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Singer
Portland
Oregon
Julie Ruin
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Sometimes, being a feminist artist, there are times where I'm in a position where I just want to feel like I'm saying all the right things politically, or I feel like I have to mention my own project over other people's projects.
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It's unexpected for women's issues to be brought up in places other than women's centers on college campuses or crisis places.
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I know that's really horrible, but that's how I do it in my head. I'm going to die. It doesn't matter. I don't matter. I'm a grain of sand. As a grain of sand, I may as well go out and relate to people and enjoy my short time on this planet that I have. Who knows what's coming next?
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