Feminists’ Watch: Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex as a feminist

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In 2018, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex announced herself as a feminist on the monarchy’s official web page. Her announcements clarified the media’s speculation of her being a feminist since 2017.

The American feminist started her walk in feminism when she was 11. Her passion for the cause started when she watched a sexist TV commercial by Procter & Gamble. The commercial advertised its Ivory dishwashing soap mainly to the ‘women all over America’. Meghan made them change the sexist slogan to ‘people all over America’.

Her marriage to Prince Harry gained her the title of the Duchess of Sussex. On her wedding day, she walked most of the aisle alone. No one ‘gave her away ‘ in marriage.

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Brief summary of Meghan Markle’s feminist acts

Many believed Meghan as an American feminist marrying into the traditional royal family might lessen her passion for feminism or even cause issues. Meghan has defiled the speculation and is even using her position as a platform to fight the cause better.

The Suits’ star has been actively voicing out about gender equality, female empowerment and believes that the ‘support of men’ will help feminism to go a long way. She believes that women need to be heard because they already have a voice to speak out.

The 42-year old feminist appeared at the U.N’s women conference on the International Women’s Day in 2015 where she gave an open remark declaring ‘ I am proud to be a woman and a feminist’. Meghan’s speech was focused on gender equality where she expressed her displeasure on the staggering rate of the achieval of gender equality.

She advocated for the stigma surrounding menstruation through a powerful essay she wrote for Time in 2015. Meghan has quite a history in acting, she starred in Suits’ movie for seven seasons. She brought it to the notice of the creators when she noticed her role, Rachel was constantly sexualised.

Meghan has publicly said her husband, is a feminist ‘who advocates for fundamental human rights for everyone, which includes women’. Anytime, she talks about Prince Harry, she seems grateful on the positive influence he would have on their children.

Meghan does not use social media to fight the cause of feminism

‘Hastags are not enough’. This was the statement made by Meghan Markle in a conference in 2018. The feminist does not use social media to voice out her believes. In her statement, feminism ‘is more than just a rallying cry on social media’. I think the Duchess is right. Social media has proven to be a kind of disadvantage to feminism.

Meghan Markle is our dream feminist who carries her fight for the cause with all grace. She continues uses her platform to help and empower women. She even embarks on field trips alongside her husband. We should all be feminists.