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Watch: President Obama’s Most Feminist Moments

TRUE BELIEVER

In an essay for ‘Glamour’ magazine, the president proudly declared his feminism—but this is hardly the first time.

Nathan Place

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 3:08PM ET / Published Aug. 04, 2016 4:57PM ET 

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In his column for Glamour magazine this week, President Obama declares, “This is What a Feminist Looks Like.” But if you’ve been paying attention these past few years, you already knew that.

The President has a long track record of aligning himself with the feminist cause—from decrying America's gender wage gap in his 2014 State of the Union, to bluntly telling the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kenya, “If half of your team is not playing, you’ve got a problem.”

Here’s a look back at all the most feminist things President Obama has said:

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