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The Not-So-Hidden Meaning of Theresa May’s Leopard Print Kitten Heels

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Theresa May wore a pair of leopard print kitten heels the day she delivered a landmark 2002 speech—and the day she found out she would become Britain’s prime minister.

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It was in 2002 that Theresa May, Britain’s now-soon-to-be-PM, wore a pair of leopard-print kitten heel shoes that quickly became the most famous footwear in British politics.

Was said kitten heels’ ascendancy to political infamy an example of sexism? In a way, yes.

They are, after all, a pair of shoes—and it...

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