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Language… labeling… gender… pronouns… Writers can be especially picky about language (info on my novels-in-progress). Language is far more than vocabulary and grammar. It’s about how people think.
Civil rights movements in the United States really took flight in the 60s and 70s — and language played a major role in creating positive change. When Gloria Steinem named her feminist magazine “Ms.,” many family dinners became hot debates over whether women should use Ms. instead of Miss and Mrs.
