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you can
vote, thank a feminist.
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you get
paid as much as men doing the same job, thank a feminist.
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you went to
college instead of being expected to quit after high school so your
brothers could go because "You'll just get married anyway", thank a
feminist.
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you can
apply for any job, not just "women's work", thank a feminist.
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you can get
or give birth control information without going to jail, thank a
feminist.
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your
doctor, lawyer, pastor judge or legislator is a woman, thank a feminist.
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you play an
organized sport, thank a feminist.
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you can
wear slacks without being excommunicated from your church or run out of
town, thank a feminist.
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your boss
isn't allowed to pressure you to sleep with him, thank a feminist.
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you get
raped and the trial isn't about your hemline or your previous
boyfriends, thank a feminist.
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you start a
small business and can get a loan using only your name and credit
history, thank a feminist.
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you are on
trial and are allowed to testify in your own defense, thank a feminist.
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you have
the right to your own salary even if you are married or have a male
relative, thank a feminist.
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you get
custody of your children following divorce or separation, thank a
feminist.
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you get a
voice in the raising and care of your children instead of them being
completely controlled by the husband/father, thank a feminist.
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your
husband beats you and it is illegal and the police stop him instead of
lecturing you on better wifely behavior, thank a feminist.
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you are
granted a degree after attending college instead of a certificate of
completion, thank a feminist.
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you can
breastfeed your baby discreetly in a public place and not be arrested,
thank a feminist.
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you marry
and your civil human rights do not disappear into your husband's rights,
thank a feminist.
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you have
the right to refuse sex with a diseased husband [or just "husband"],
thank a feminist.
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you have
the right to keep your medical records confidential from the men in your
family, thank a feminist.
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you have
the right to read the books you want, thank a feminist.
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you can
testify in court about crimes or wrongs your husband has committed,
thank a feminist.
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you can
choose to be a mother or not a mother in your own time not at the
dictates of a husband or rapist, thank a feminist.
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you can
look forward to a lifespan of 80 years instead of dying in your 20s from
unlimited childbirth, thank a feminist.
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you can see
yourself as a full, adult human being instead of a minor who needs to be
controlled by a man, thank a feminist.