24 Halloween Costumes For Feminists


Halloween’s nearly upon us! If you enjoy the holiday, and don’t want to be a “sexy nurse” or something similar, check out some of these great costume ideas. All of them can be for girls and women of all ages.

 

1. Daenerys Targaryen

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2. Princess Leia

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3. If you want to do a bit of retro, Romney’s Binders

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4. Uterus

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5. Another uterus.

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6. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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7. A vagina

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8. Birth control pills and an egg

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9. A suffragette

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10. Cleopatra

Cleopatra

 

11. Hillary

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12. Katniss Everdeen from Hunger Games

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13. Rosie the Riveter

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14. Coco Chanel

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15. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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16. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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17. Maya Angelou

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18. Pussy Riot

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19. Patti Smith

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20. Another Hillary

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21. Beyonce

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22. Amelia Earhart

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23. Frida Kahlo

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24. Thelma and Louise

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