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Hate heaped on black heroines of the French Resistance would look familiar to AOC and Rashida Tlaib

  • Written by Annette Joseph-Gabriel, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, University of Michigan
When women of color in government work together, it often helps their chances of legislative success. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Women of color who hold public office in Europe and the United States frequently attract intense scrutiny.

In the United States, the outspoken U.S. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have...

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