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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

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    Watch Ellen DeGeneres tearfully accept one of Obama’s last Presidential Medals of FreedomWatch Ellen DeGeneres tearfully accept one of Obama’s last Presidential Medals of Freedom
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    It was a poignant reminder of how different things could be after Obama leaves office.

    By Emily Crockett
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    Why misogyny wonWhy misogyny won
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    America’s president-elect is an alleged sexual predator. This theory of sexism explains how it came to this — and why even many women voted for Trump.

    By Emily Crockett
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    Trump on 60 Minutes: if Roe v. Wade is overturned, women will “have to go to another state”Trump on 60 Minutes: if Roe v. Wade is overturned, women will “have to go to another state”
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    But the issue of same-sex marriage, he said, is “settled.”

    By Emily Crockett
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    Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon are Donald Trump’s first 2 hiresReince Priebus and Steve Bannon are Donald Trump’s first 2 hires
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    An establishment chief of staff, and an alt-right “chief strategist.”

    By Emily Crockett
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    Roe v. Wade isn’t doomed under Trump. But it’s not safe, either.Roe v. Wade isn’t doomed under Trump. But it’s not safe, either.
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    The landmark abortion-rights case probably, maybe, won’t be overturned in the next four years. In the longer term, it’s complicated.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Rudy Giuliani just favorably compared Trump to Andrew Jackson, a racist ethnic cleanserRudy Giuliani just favorably compared Trump to Andrew Jackson, a racist ethnic cleanser
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    “This is the people beating the establishment.” That’s one way to put it.

    By Emily Crockett
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    Black suffragists deserve “I Voted” stickers on their graves, tooBlack suffragists deserve “I Voted” stickers on their graves, too
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    As voters flock to Susan B. Anthony’s grave, black feminists remember Ida B. Wells and Sojourner Truth.

    By Emily Crockett
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    These Republican women say their party abandoned them long before TrumpThese Republican women say their party abandoned them long before Trump
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    Have women lost the fight for the soul of the Republican Party?

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    “I waited 96 years”: women born before women had the right to vote on this historic election“I waited 96 years”: women born before women had the right to vote on this historic election
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    Women have had the right to vote in America for less than a century. Now a woman is running for president.

    By Emily Crockett
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    The next time someone says your vote doesn’t count, show them this Michelle Obama speechThe next time someone says your vote doesn’t count, show them this Michelle Obama speech
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    You could literally swing an entire precinct just by bringing your friends and family out to vote.

    By Emily Crockett