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If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

- Roxane Gay
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If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.

If a woman wants to take her husband's name, that's her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that.