Museums should honor the everyday, not just the extraordinary | Ariana Curtis

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
00:13
Representation matters.
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ืœื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื™ืฉ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช.
00:16
Authentic representations of women matter.
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ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ื™ื ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
00:21
I think that too often, our public representations of women
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ืฉืœื ื• ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
00:25
are enveloped in the language of the extraordinary.
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ืขื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ืฉืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“.
00:29
The first American woman to become a self-made millionaire:
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ื”ืื™ืฉื” ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื”ืคื›ื” ืœืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ืจื™ืช ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื”:
00:32
Madam C. J. Walker ...
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ืžื“ืื ืกื™. ื’'ื™ื™. ื•ื•ืงืจ ...
00:34
The dresses of the first ladies of the United States ...
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ื”ืฉืžืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืืจื”"ื‘ ...
00:39
Shirley Chisholm, the first woman to seek
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ืฉื™ืจืœื™ ืฆ'ื™ื–ื”ื•ืœื, ื”ืืฉื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
00:42
the US Democratic party's presidential nomination --
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ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื” ืœื ืฉื™ืื•ืช ืืจื”"ื‘ ืžื˜ืขื ื”ืžืคืœื’ื” ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ืช --
00:44
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
00:47
As a museum curator,
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ื›ืื•ืฆืจืช ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ,
00:48
I understand why these stories are so seductive.
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ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืžื” ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืฉื›ื™ื.
00:52
Exceptional women are inspiring and aspirational.
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ื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื”ืŸ ืžืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื”ืฉืจืื” ื•ืฉืื™ืคื•ืช.
00:57
But those stories are limiting.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื™ื.
00:59
By definition, being extraordinary is nonrepresentative.
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ื‘ื”ื’ื“ืจื”, ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืชื ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื”ื ืื™ื ื ืžื™ื™ืฆื’ื™ื.
01:03
It's atypical.
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ื”ื ืื™ื ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื™ื.
01:05
Those stories do not create a broad base for incorporating women's history,
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ืกื™ืก ืจื—ื‘ ืœื”ื›ืœืœืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื,
01:08
and they don't reflect our daily realities.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ืžืฉืงืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:12
If we can collectively apply that radical notion
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ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืืžืฅ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื•ืœืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ืืช ื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ืจื“ื™ืงืœื™ืช
01:15
that women are people,
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ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื”ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื,
01:17
it becomes easier to show women as people are:
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ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื ื›ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื:
01:21
familiar, diverse, present.
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ืžื•ื›ืจื•ืช, ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื•ืช, ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช.
01:25
In everyone's everyday throughout history,
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
01:28
women exist positively --
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ื ืฉื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ --
01:31
not as a matter of interpretation, but as a matter of fact.
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ืœื ื›ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืคืจืฉื ื•ืช ืืœื ื›ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”.
01:35
And beyond a more accurate representation of human life,
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ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื›ืš, ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ืžื“ื•ื™ืง ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื,
01:39
including women considers the quotidian experiences
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ื”ื›ื•ืœืœ ื ืฉื™ื, ืžื›ืœื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช
01:42
of the almost 3.8 billion people identified as female on this planet.
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ืฉืœ ื›ืžืขื˜ 3.8 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืžื–ื•ื”ื™ื ื›ื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืคืœื ื˜ื” ื”ื–ืืช.
01:48
In this now notorious museum scene from the "Black Panther" movie,
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ื‘ืกืฆื ืช ื”ืžื•ื–ืื•ืŸ ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืกืจื˜ "ื”ืคื ืชืจ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ",
01:52
a white curator erroneously explains an artifact
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ืื•ืฆืจ ืœื‘ืŸ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื•ื˜ืขื” ืžื•ืฆื’
01:56
to Michael B. Jordan's character seen here,
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ืœื“ืžื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื‘ื™ ื’'ื•ืจื“ืŸ ื”ื ืจืื” ื›ืืŸ,
01:58
an artifact from his own culture.
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ืžื•ืฆื’ ืฉืžืงื•ืจื• ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื”ื•ื.
02:01
This fictional scene caused real debates in our museum communities
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ื”ืกืฆื ื” ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฆืจื” ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
02:04
about who is shaping the narratives and the bias that those narratives hold.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื™ ืžืขืฆื‘ ืืช ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื ื•ื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื‘ืื•ืชื ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื.
02:11
Museums are actually rated
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ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื
02:12
one of the most trustworthy sources of information in the United States,
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ื›ืื—ื“ ืžืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ืžื”ื™ืžื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘,
02:16
and with hundreds of millions of visitors from all over the world,
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ืขื ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
02:20
we should tell accurate histories,
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืกืคืจ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืžื“ื•ื™ืงื•ืช,
02:22
but we don't.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื.
02:25
There is a movement from within museums themselves
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ื™ืฉื ื” ืชื ื•ืขื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืขืฆืžื
02:28
to help combat this bias.
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ืœืกื™ื™ืข ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ื“ืขื” ื”ืงื“ื•ืžื” ื”ื–ื•.
02:30
The simple acknowledgment that museums are not neutral.
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ื”ื”ื›ืจื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืื™ื ื ืžืจื—ื‘ ื ื™ื™ื˜ืจืœื™.
02:35
Museums are didactic.
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ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืื™ื ื ื“ื™ื“ืงื˜ื™ื™ื.
02:37
Through the display of art and artifacts,
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ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืฆื’ืชื ืฉืœ ื—ืคืฆื™ ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืฆื’ื™ื,
02:39
we can incite creativity and foster inclusion,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื•ืœื”ืฆืžื™ื— ื”ื›ืœื”,
02:42
but we are guilty of historical misrepresentation.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ืืฉืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ืžื•ื˜ืขื” ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™.
02:46
Our male-centered histories have left our herstories hidden.
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ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืกื•ื‘ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื”ืกืชื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• (her-stories).
02:52
And there are hard truths about being a woman,
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ื•ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื™ืฉื”,
02:57
especially a woman of color in this industry,
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ื‘ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ ืื™ืฉื” ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ืช ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื” ื”ื–ืืช,
02:59
that prevents us from centering inclusive examples of women's lives.
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ื”ืžื•ื ืขื•ืช ืžืืชื ื• ืžืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ืžื›ืœื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื.
03:04
Museum leadership:
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ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื:
03:06
predominantly white and male,
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ื‘ืขื™ืงืจื” ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช ืžื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื‘ื ื™ื,
03:08
despite women comprising some 60 percent of museum staffs.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื›60 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืžื”ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื
03:13
Pipelines to leadership for women are bleak --
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ื”ืื•ืคืง ืœืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื•ื ืงื•ื“ืจ --
03:15
bleakest for women of color.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงื•ื“ืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
03:18
And the presence of women does not in and of itself guarantee
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ื•ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืชืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขืฆืžื” ืœื ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื”
03:21
an increase in women's public representation.
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ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื.
03:24
Not all women are gender equity allies.
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ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืชื•ืžื›ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืžื’ื“ืจื™.
03:28
In the words of feminist theorist bell hooks,
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ื‘ืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจื˜ื™ืงื ื™ืช ื”ืคืžื™ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืœ ื”ื•ืงืก,
03:30
"Patriarchy has no gender."
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"ืœืคื˜ืจื™ืื›ื™ื” ืื™ืŸ ืžื’ื“ืจ".
03:32
Women can support the system of patriarchy
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ื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ืคื˜ืจื™ืื›ืœื™ืช
03:35
just as men can support the fight for gender equity.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืœื—ื ื‘ืขื“ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ืžื’ื“ืจื™.
03:39
And we often downplay the importance of intersectionality.
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ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืกืงื˜ื•ืจื™ืืœื™.
03:43
Marian Anderson was one of the most celebrated voices of the 20th century,
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ืžืจื™ืืŸ ืื ื“ืจืกื•ืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืื—ืช ืžื”ืงื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื›ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”-20,
03:48
and the Smithsonian collected her 1939 outfit.
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ื•ื”ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ ื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ื—ืœื™ืคื” ืฉืœื” ืž1939.
03:52
After the white Daughters of the American Revolution denied her access
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืืจื’ื•ืŸ "ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื” ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช" ื“ื—ื” ืืช ื‘ืงืฉืชื”
03:55
to sing in Constitution Hall, because she was black,
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ืœืฉื™ืจ ื‘ื”ื™ื›ืœ ื”ื—ื•ืงื” ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
03:58
she famously sang instead on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial,
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ื”ื™ื ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ืฉืจื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืขืœ ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ืืชืจ ื”ื”ื ืฆื—ื” ืœืœื™ื ืงื•ืœืŸ,
04:02
to a crowd of over 75,000 people.
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ืœืงื”ืœ ืฉืœ 75,000 ืื™ืฉ.
04:07
And in libraries all over, including museums,
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ื•ื‘ืกืคืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”, ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื,
04:10
you can still find the groundbreaking 1982 anthology, entitled
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ืืคืฉืจ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื”ืื ืชื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืคื•ืจืฆืช ื”ื“ืจืš, ืžืฉื ืช 1982, ืฉื›ื•ืชืจืชื”
04:14
"All the Women Are White,
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"ื›ืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•ืช,
04:16
All the Blacks Are Men,
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ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื”ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
04:18
But Some of Us Are Brave."
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืœืง ืžืืชื ื• ืืžื™ืฆื™ื".
04:22
Demands for the increase of women's representation
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ื”ื“ืจื™ืฉื•ืช ืœื”ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
04:24
does not automatically include Afro-Latinas like me ...
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ืœื ื›ื•ืœืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ ื ืฉื™ื ืืคืจื•-ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื•ื ื™...
04:28
or immigrant women, or Asian women, or Native women,
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ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ืžื”ื’ืจื•ืช, ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ืืกื™ืืชื™ื•ืช, ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ืื™ื ื“ื™ืื ื™ื•ืช,
04:31
or trans women, or undocumented women,
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ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ื˜ืจื ืก, ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ื—ืกืจื•ืช ืื–ืจื—ื•ืช,
04:34
or women over 65, or girls --
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ืื• ื ืฉื™ื ืžืขืœ ื’ื™ืœ 65, ืื• ื‘ื ื•ืช --
04:36
the list can go on and on and on.
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ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“.
04:40
So what do we do?
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ืื– ืžื” ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช?
04:43
Targeted initiatives have helped incorporate perspectives
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ื™ื•ื–ืžื•ืช ืžืžื•ืงื“ื•ืช ืกื™ื™ืขื• ืœืฉืœื‘ ืคืจืกืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื•ืช
04:46
that should have always been included.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื•ืœื•ืช.
04:48
I arrived at the Smithsonian through a Latino curatorial initiative
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ืื ื™ ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ ื“ืจืš ื™ื•ื–ืžื” ืื•ืฆืจื•ืชื™ืช ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช
04:52
whose hiring of Latinx curators,
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ืฉื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืขืกืงืช ืื•ืฆืจื™ื ืžืžื•ืฆื ืœื˜ื™ื ื™,
04:54
mostly women, by the way,
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ืจื•ื‘ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘,
04:56
has raised the profile for Latinx narratives across our institution.
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ื”ืขืœืชื” ืืช ื”ืคืจื•ืคื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžื•ืกื“ ื›ื•ืœื•.
05:01
And it served as a model
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ื•ื–ื” ืฉื™ืžืฉ ื›ืžื•ื“ืœ
05:02
for our much larger Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative,
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ืœื™ื•ื–ืžืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช ื‘ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ,
05:06
which seeks to amplify diverse representations of women
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ืฉืฉืืคื” ืœื”ืขืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื
05:10
in every possible way,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืจืš ืืคืฉืจื™ืช,
05:12
so that women show up,
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ื›ืš ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืคื™ืขื•
05:13
not only in the imagery of our contemporary realities,
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ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ืขื“ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•,
05:16
but in our historical representations,
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ืืœื ื‘ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ื™ื ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
05:19
because we've always been here.
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ื›ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฉื.
05:22
Right now though, in 2018, I can still walk into professional spaces
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ืืš ื›ื™ื•ื, ื‘2018, ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืชื•ืš ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื
05:27
and be the only --
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” --
05:29
the only person under 40, the only black person,
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ื”ืื“ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืžืชื—ืช ืœื’ื™ืœ 40, ื”ืื“ื ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“,
05:31
the only black woman, the only Latina,
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ื”ืืฉื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”, ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”,
05:33
sometimes, the only woman.
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื”ืืฉื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”.
05:35
My mother is African-American and my father is Afro-Panamanian.
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ืืžื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืืคืจื•-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื•ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืืคืจื•-ืคื ืžื™.
05:40
I am so proudly and inextricably both.
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ืื ื™ ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ื’ืื” ื•ืžืœื ืฉืœ ืฉื ื™ื”ื.
05:43
As an Afro-Latina, I'm one of millions.
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ื›ืืคืจื•-ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช, ืื ื™ ืื—ืช ืžืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ.
05:46
As an Afro-Latina curator, I'm one of very few.
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ื›ืื•ืฆืจืช ืืคืจื•-ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช, ืื ื™ ืื—ืช ืžืžืขื˜.
05:51
And bringing my whole self into the professional realm
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ื•ื”ื”ื›ืœืœื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื›ื•ืœื™ ืœืชื—ื•ื ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™
05:54
can feel like an act of bravery,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืžืขืฉื” ื’ื‘ื•ืจื”,
05:56
and I'll admit to you that I was not always up for that challenge,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžื•ื“ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืฉืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืขืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืืชื’ืจื™ื,
05:59
whether from fear of rejection or self-preservation.
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ืžืชื•ืš ืคื—ื“ ืžื“ื—ื™ื” ืื• ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™.
06:04
In meetings, I would only speak up
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ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจืง ืžื“ื‘ืจืช
06:06
when I had a fully developed comment to share.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื”ืขืจื” ืžื’ื•ื‘ืฉืช ืœื—ืœื•ื˜ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืขื™ืจ.
06:09
No audible brainstorming or riffing off of colleagues.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืกื™ืขื•ืจ ืžื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ืงื•ืœ ืื• ื”ื’ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืขืžื™ืชื™.
06:12
For a long time,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘,
06:14
I denied myself the joy of wearing my beloved hoop earrings
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ืžื ืขืชื™ ืžืขืฆืžื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื ืื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื“ืช ืขื’ื™ืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ืฉื•ืง ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื™
06:17
or nameplate necklace to work,
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ืื• ืฉืจืฉืจืื•ืช ืขื ืชืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืฉืžื•ืช ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
06:19
thinking that they were too loud or unscholarly or unprofessional.
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ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืขืงื ื™ื™ื ืžื“ื™ ืื• ืœื ืืงื“ืžื™ื™ื ืื• ืœื ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื.
06:23
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:25
I wondered how people would react to my natural hair,
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ืชื”ื™ืชื™ ืื™ืš ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื’ื™ื‘ื• ืœืฉื™ืขืจ ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ืฉืœื™,
06:28
or if they viewed me as more acceptable or less authentic when I straightened it.
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ืื• ืื ื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืชืงื‘ืœืช ืื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ืช ื›ืฉื™ื™ืฉืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื•.
06:34
And anyone who has felt outside of mainstream representations
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ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ื™ื ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœื™ื
06:36
understands that there are basic elements just of our everyday being
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ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉื ื ืืœืžื ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ืจืง ืœืงื™ื•ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ ืฉืœื ื•
06:41
that can make other people uncomfortable.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืื™ ื ื•ื—ื•ืช ืืฆืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.
06:44
But because I am passionate
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื“ื•ื—ืคืช
06:46
about the everyday representation of women as we are,
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ืืช ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื•,
06:49
I stopped presenting an inauthentic representation of myself or my work.
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ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ื™ื™ืฆื•ื’ ืœื ืื•ืชื ื˜ื™ ืฉืœื™ ืื• ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™.
06:55
And I have been tested.
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ื•ืขืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืžื‘ื—ืŸ.
06:57
This is me pointing at my hoop earring in my office --
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ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื” ืขืœ ืขื’ื™ืœื™ ื”ื—ื™ืฉื•ืง ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™ --
07:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:01
Just last month, I was invited to keynote a Latino Heritage Month event.
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ืจืง ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉืขื‘ืจ, ื”ื•ื–ืžื ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื•ื‘ืจืช ื”ืจืืฉื™ืช ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืข ืœืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช.
07:05
The week of the presentation, the organization expressed concerns.
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ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืœ ื”ืคืจื–ื ื˜ืฆื™ื”, ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ื™ืข ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช.
07:10
They called my slides "activist,"
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ื”ื ื›ื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฆื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ "ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜ื™ื•ืช",
07:12
and they meant that negatively.
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ื•ื”ื ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ื• ืœื›ืš ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉืœื™ืœื™.
07:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:17
(Applause)
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07:22
Two days before the presentation,
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ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืคืจื–ื ื˜ืฆื™ื”,
07:24
they requested that I not show a two-minute video affirming natural hair,
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ื”ื ื‘ื™ืงืฉื• ืฉืœื ืืฆื™ื’ ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืฉืชื™ ื“ืงื•ืช ื‘ืขื“ ืฉื™ืขืจ ื˜ื‘ืขื™,
07:28
because "it may create a barrier to the learning process
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ื›ื™ "ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžื—ืกื•ื ืœืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืœืžื™ื“ื”
07:31
for some of the participants."
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืžืฉืชืชืคื™ื".
07:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
07:34
That poem, "Hair," was written and performed by Elizabeth Acevedo,
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ื”ืฉื™ืจ ื”ื–ื”, "ืฉื™ืขืจ", ื ื›ืชื‘ ื•ื‘ื•ืฆืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืœื™ื–ื‘ืช' ืืกื•ื•ืื“ื•,
07:39
a Dominican-American 2018 National Book Award winner,
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ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ืžืžื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืžื™ื ื™ืงื ื™, ื–ื•ื›ืช ืคืจืก ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ 2018,
07:43
and it appeared in an award-winning Smithsonian exhibit that I curated.
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืชืขืจื•ื›ื” ื–ื•ื›ืช ืคืจืกื™ื ื‘ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ ืฉืื ื™ ืืฆืจืชื™.
07:47
I canceled the talk,
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ื‘ื™ื˜ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ืจืฆืื”,
07:48
explaining to them that their censorship of me and my work made me uncomfortable.
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ื•ื”ืกื‘ืจืชื™ ืœื”ื ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ืฉืœื”ื ืขืœื™ ื•ืขืœ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื’ืจืžื” ืœื™ ืœืื™ ื ื•ื—ื•ืช.
07:54
(Applause and cheers)
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08:03
Respectability politics and idealized femininity
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ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ืžื›ื•ื‘ื“ื•ืช ื•ื ืฉื™ื•ืช ืื™ื“ืืœื™ืช
08:07
influence how we display women
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ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืขืœ ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฆื™ื’ื™ื ื ืฉื™ื
08:09
and which women we choose to display.
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ื•ืื™ื–ื” ื ืฉื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ื’.
08:12
And that display has skewed toward successful and extraordinary
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ื•ื”ืชืฆื•ื’ื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ื˜ื” ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืฆืœื— ื•ื”ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ
08:15
and reputable and desirable,
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ื•ื‘ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื•ื”ื ื—ืฉืง,
08:18
which maintains the systemic exclusion
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืฉืžืจ ืืช ืื™ ื”ื”ื›ืœืœื” ื”ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ืช
08:20
and marginalization of the everyday, the regular, the underrepresented
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ื•ื”ื”ื“ื—ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™, ื”ืจื’ื™ืœ ื•ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื™ื•ืฆื’
08:25
and usually, the nonwhite.
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ, ื”ืœื- ืœื‘ืŸ.
08:27
As a museum curator, I am empowered to change that narrative.
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ื›ืื•ืฆืจืช ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืžื•ื ืขืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื ืจื˜ื™ื‘ ื”ื–ื”.
08:31
I research, collect and interpret objects and images of significance.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืงืจืช, ืื•ืกืคืช ื•ืžืชืจื’ืžืช ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื•ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
08:36
Celia Cruz, the queen of Salsa --
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ืกื™ืœื™ื” ืงืจื•ื–, ืžืœื›ืช ื”ืกืœืกื” --
08:38
(Cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:39
yes -- is significant.
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ื›ืŸ -- ื”ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช.
08:40
And an Afro-Latina.
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ื•ืื™ืฉื” ืืคืจื•-ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช.
08:42
The Smithsonian has collected her costumes, her shoes,
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ื”ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ ืืกืฃ ืืช ื”ืชืœื‘ื•ืฉื•ืช ืฉืœื”, ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”,
08:46
her portrait, her postage stamp
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ืชืžื•ื ืช ื”ื“ื™ื•ืงืŸ ืฉืœื”, ื”ื‘ื•ืœื™ื ืขื ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื”
08:49
and this reimagining ...
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ื•ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื™ ื”ื–ื”...
08:51
by artist Tony Peralta.
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ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื ื™ ืคืจืœื˜ื”.
08:54
When I collected and displayed this work,
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ื›ืฉืืกืคืชื™ ื•ื”ืฆื’ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช,
08:56
it was a victory for symbolic contradictions.
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ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื ื™ืฆื—ื•ืŸ ืœื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ืกื™ืžื‘ื•ืœื™ื•ืช.
08:59
Pride in displaying a dark-skinned Latina,
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ื’ืื•ื•ื” ื‘ื”ืฆื’ืช ื“ื™ื•ืงื ื” ืฉืœ ืœื˜ื™ื ื” ื‘ืขืœืช ืขื•ืจ ื›ื”ื”,
09:02
a black woman,
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ืื™ืฉื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
09:03
whose hair is in large rollers which straighten your hair,
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ืฉืฉื™ืขืจื” ืืกื•ืฃ ื‘ืจื•ืœื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืœื™ื™ืฉื•ืจ ื”ืฉื™ืขืจ,
09:06
perhaps a nod to white beauty standards.
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ืื•ืœื™ ืงืจื™ืฆื” ืœืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืคื™ ืœื‘ืŸ.
09:08
A refined, glamorous woman in oversized, chunky gold jewelry.
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ืืฉื” ืžืขื•ื“ื ืช, ื–ื•ื”ืจืช, ืขื•ื ื“ืช ืชื›ืฉื™ื˜ื™ ื–ื”ื‘ ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื.
09:13
When this work was on view,
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ืฉื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื” ื”ื–ืืช ื”ื•ืฆื’ื”,
09:15
it was one of our most Instagrammed pieces,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื ืกื˜ื’ืจื,
09:17
and visitors told me they connected with the everyday elements
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ื•ืžื‘ืงืจื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœื™ ืฉื”ื ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจื• ืœืืœืžื ื˜ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื
09:20
of her brown skin or her rollers or her jewelry.
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ืฉืœ ืขื•ืจื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ื ืื• ื”ืจื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืขืจ ืื• ื”ืชื›ืฉื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื”.
09:24
Our collections include Celia Cruz
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ื”ืื•ืกืคื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืืช ืกื™ืœื™ื” ืงืจื•ื–
09:27
and a rare portrait of a young Harriet Tubman ...
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ื•ืคื•ืจื˜ืจื˜ ื ื“ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืืจื™ื™ื˜ ื˜ืื‘ืžืŸ ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื”...
09:31
iconic clothing from the incomparable Oprah Winfrey.
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ื‘ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืื™ืงื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ืื•ืคืจื” ื•ื™ื ืคืจื™ ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช.
09:36
But museums can literally change
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ
09:38
how hundreds of millions of people see women
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ืื™ืš ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื•ืื™ื ื ืฉื™ื
09:41
and which women they see.
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ื•ืื™ื–ื” ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื.
09:43
So rather than always the first or the famous,
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ืื– ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืื• ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช
09:47
it's also our responsibility to show a regular Saturday at the beauty salon,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืฉื‘ืช ืจื’ื™ืœื” ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืคื™,
09:52
the art of door-knocker earrings ...
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ืืช ื”ืื•ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืขื’ื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื” ...
09:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:56
fashionable sisterhood ...
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ืื—ื•ื•ืช ืื—ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืคื ืชื™ื•ืช ...
09:57
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:58
and cultural pride at all ages.
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ื•ื’ืื•ื•ื” ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื’ื™ืœ.
10:01
Stories of everyday women
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช
10:02
whose stories have been knowingly omitted from our national and global histories.
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ืฉื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื”ื•ืฉืžื˜ื• ื‘ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืžื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ื•ืช.
10:07
And oftentimes in museums, you see women represented by clothing
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ื ื™ื ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื ืžื™ื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื‘ื™ื’ื•ื“
10:10
or portraits or photography ...
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ืื• ืคื•ืจื˜ืจื˜ื™ื ืื• ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ...
10:14
but impactful, life-changing stories from everyday women
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ืื‘ืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืฉืคืขื”, ืžืฉื ื™ ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ืžื ืฉื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื•ืช
10:18
can also look like this Esmeraldan boat seat.
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื’ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืฆื’ื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืกื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื” ืžืื–ืžืจืœื“ืก.
10:21
Esmeraldas, Ecuador was a maroon community.
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ืื–ืžืจืœื“ืก, ื‘ืืงื•ื•ื“ื•ืจ, ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ืช.
10:24
Its dense rainforest protected indigenous and African populations
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ื™ืขืจื•ืช ื”ื’ืฉื ื”ืขื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื”ื’ื ื• ืขืœ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื” ื”ื™ืœื™ื“ื™ืช ื•ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ืช
10:28
from Spanish colonizers.
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ืžื”ืงื•ืœื•ื ื™ืืœื™ื–ื ื”ืกืคืจื“ื™.
10:30
There are roads now,
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ื™ืฉื ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืœืฉื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
10:31
but there are some parts inland that are still only accessible by canoe.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉื ื ื—ืœืงื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืื™ ืฉื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืฉื ื”ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ืงืื ื• ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
10:35
Dรฉbora Nazareno frequently traveled those Ecuadorian waterways by canoe,
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ื“ื‘ื•ืจื” ื ื–ืืจื ื• ืฉื˜ื” ื‘ืื•ืชืŸ ืชืขืœื•ืช ืืงื•ื•ื“ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช,
10:39
so she had her own boat seat.
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ื” ืœื” ืžื•ืฉื‘ ืกื™ืจื” ืžืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื”.
10:41
Hers personalized with a spiderweb and a spider,
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ืฉืœื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื•ื˜ืจ ื‘ืจืฉืช ืขื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื•ืขื›ื‘ื™ืฉ,
10:44
representing Anansi, a character in West African folklore.
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ืฉื™ื™ืฆื’ื• ืืช ืื ืืกื™, ื“ืžื•ืช ืžื”ืคื•ืœืงืœื•ืจ ื”ืžืขืจื‘- ืืคืจื™ืงืื™.
10:48
Dรฉbora also sat on this seat at home, telling stories to her grandson, Juan.
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ื“ื‘ื•ืจื” ื’ื ื™ืฉื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืกื™ืคืจื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœื ื›ื“ื”, ื—ื•ืืŸ.
10:53
And this intangible ritual of love
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ื•ื”ืจื™ื˜ื•ืืœ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื•ื—ืฉื™ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืื”ื‘ื”
10:56
in the form of intergenerational storytelling
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ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ-ื“ื•ืจื™,
10:58
is common in communities across the African diaspora.
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ื”ื•ื ื ืคื•ืฅ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืชืคื•ืฆื” ื”ืืคืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
11:02
And this everyday act sparked in Juan the desire to collect and preserve
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ื•ื”ืคืขื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ืฉืชืœื” ื‘ื—ื•ืืŸ ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื•ืœืฉืžืจ
11:06
over 50,000 documents related to Afro-Indian culture.
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ืžืขืœ 50,000 ืชืขื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืืคืจื•-ืื™ื ื“ื™ืื ื™ืช.
11:11
In 2005, Juan Garcรญa Salazar, Dรฉbora's grandson,
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ื‘2005, ื—ื•ืืŸ ื’ืจืกื™ื” ืกืœืื–ืืจ, ื ื›ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ื•ืจื”,
11:15
and by now a world-renowned Afro-Ecuadorian scholar,
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื ื—ื•ืงืจ ืืคืจื•-ืืงื•ื•ืื“ื•ืจื™ ื‘ืขืœ ืฉื ืขื•ืœืžื™,
11:19
traveled to Washington, D.C.
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ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื•ื•ืฉื™ื ื’ื˜ื•ืŸ.
11:21
He met with Lonnie Bunch, the director of the museum where I work,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืคื’ืฉ ืขื ืœื•ื ื™ ื‘ืื ืฉ, ืžื ื”ืœืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช,
11:24
and toward the end of their conversation,
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ื•ืœืงืจืืช ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื,
11:27
Juan reached into his bag and said, "I'd like to give you a present."
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ื—ื•ืืŸ ืฉื ืืช ื™ื“ื• ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืชื™ืง ืฉืœื• ื•ืืžืจ, "ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืชืช ืœืš ืžืชื ื”".
11:32
On that day, Dรฉbora Nazareno's humble wooden boat seat
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื•ื, ืžื•ืฉื‘ ื”ืกื™ืจื” ื”ืฆื ื•ืข ืžืขืฅ ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ื•ืจื” ื ื–ืจืื ื•
11:36
became the very first object donated
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ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื—ืคืฅ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื ืชืจื
11:38
to the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture.
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ืœืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื”ืกืžื™ืช'ืกื•ื ื™ืืŸ ื”ืœืื•ืžื™ ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืืคืจื•-ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช.
11:42
It is encased, displayed and has been seen by almost five million visitors
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ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฆื’ ื‘ืžื•ื–ื™ืื•ืŸ ื•ื›ืžืขื˜ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื™ืฉ ืจืื• ืื•ืชื•
11:48
from all over the world.
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ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
11:50
I will continue to collect from extraordinary historymakers.
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ืื ื™ ืืžืฉื™ืš ืœืืกื•ืฃ ื—ืคืฆื™ื ืžืžืขืฆื‘ื™ ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
11:54
Their stories are important.
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื.
11:56
But what drives me to show up today and every day
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืžื ื™ืข ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
12:00
is the simple passion to write our names in history,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืื™ืคื” ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜ื” ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืฉืžื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”,
12:04
display them publicly for millions to see
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ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืื•ืชื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช
12:07
and walk in the ever-present light that is woman.
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ื•ืœืฆืขื•ื“ ื‘ืื•ืจ ื”ืงื™ื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืื™ืฉื”.
12:10
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
12:12
(Applause and cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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