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Writer Ione Gamble on femininity, social media & how feminism is ‘warped by capitalism’

By France24
05 May 2023   |   11:56 am
France 24 Videos Thu, 4 May 2023 at 11:19 am GMT+1 Ione Gamble was diagnosed with Crohn's disease when she was 19, right around the time when a new wave of internet-driven "girlboss" feminism took off. Managing a chronic illness opened her eyes to the movement's blind spots, and led her to reconsider her own relationship with femininity and empowerment.

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