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Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clothes echoes attacks against early female labor activists

  • Written by Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, Visiting Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Twenty-nine-year-old Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to be elected to Congress, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

As the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has attracted much media attention.

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