“Nevertheless, she persisted”
“Nevertheless, she persisted” is an expression adopted by the feminist movement, especially in the United States. It became popular in 2017 after the United States Senate voted to require Senator Elizabeth Warren to stop speaking during the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made this remark during his comments following the vote.
The expression went viral as feminists posted it on social media with hashtag references to other women. Its meaning has expanded to refer more broadly to women’s persistence in breaking barriers, despite being silenced or ignored.
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