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Where are all the women at? We're at war. (video)

Where are all the women at? We're at war. (video)

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Pamela Powers
Apr 06, 2012
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Women wearing burkas. (Photo Credit: Second City Style.)

No longer just a punchline from Blazing Saddles-- "Where are all the women at?" became a rallying cry for feminists across the country when a male-dominated Congressional committee refused to allow women to testify about insurance coverage for birth control.

Two Congresswomen-- Carolyn Maloney (D-N…

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