Meghan Daum

A Little Bit Okie, a Little Bit Wokey

Why did Elizabeth Warren find it necessary to declare her preferred gender pronouns?

Meghan Daum
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5 min readJul 24, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

TThe first time I saw someone indicate preferred gender pronouns was probably two years ago, on the footer of an email. The words “she/her/hers” appeared below my correspondent’s name, job title, work address, and…

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