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“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”

+ pablo boffelli on flickr as Feli Punch

Warpaint - Disco//Very - Keep It Healthy (Official Video)

these talented women are coming to the Gothic theater soon, I plan to be there!

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In 1966, Uhura was the first black woman as a main character on US TV who was not a servant. NBC refused to let Nichelle Nichols be a regular, claiming Deep South affiliates would be angered, so Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hired her as a “day worker,” but included her in almost every episode. She actually made more money than any of the other actors through this workaround, but it was still a humiliating second-class status. The network people made life hard for Nichols.

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Maud Wagner was the first known female tattoo artist in the United States. Little is known about this awesome vintage lady, however according to The New Yorker, Maud traded a date with her husband-to-be Gus Wagner in 1907 for tattoo lessons. 

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+ Women stand up! its an important time for women rights during this election, we must fight to protect our rights by voting for obama, who will not defund planned parenthood. Womens rights is still an important struggle that we can overcome if we work together!