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Oxford dictionaries change ‘sexist’ definitions of the word ‘woman’ after online petition

N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAYComments Off on Oxford dictionaries change ‘sexist’ definitions of the word ‘woman’ after online petition

Oxford University Press changed its entry for "woman" in its dictionaries after a petition called the previous definitions "sexist."

       
N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY
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