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Suffragette!
Posters released for the Suffragette movie (coming in October):
And the Awesome! trailer:
Yes and OMG, I am totally geeked about this movie!
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http://www.people.com/article/michelle-obama-meryl-streep-interview-more-magazine
'You Do You' and Other Lessons from Meryl Streep and Michelle Obama's Sitdown
BY TIERNEY MCAFEE @tierneymcafee 06/19/2015 AT 07:50 PM EDT
Can we just get this picture on the new $10 bill?
Meryl Streep visited the White House for an intimate chat with Michelle Obama, and yes, the interaction between these two powerful women is every bit as amazing as you dare dream.
In their momentous sitdown for the July/August issue of MORE magazine (which Obama is guest editing), the Oscar winner and the First Lady talked about their mentors growing up; raising their daughters to become strong women; the legacies they want to leave behind – and somehow, Sting. Here's what we learned from the interview.
1. Behind every great woman is another great woman.
Streep: "My mentor was my mother (Mary Streep). (She) walked into a room and lit it up, and people were sad when she left. That, to me, is what really matters: who you touch and how. She was a mentor because she said to me, 'Meryl, you're capable. You're so great.' "
"I'm not like my mother, so that's why her legacy sustains me. I'm much more of an introvert ... When I have to be in the spotlight, I think to myself, 'Mary could do it.' It's a good thing, to imagine yourself doing something you think you can't. I do that every day, because basically, if I had it my way, I'd just stay home and think about what I'm having for supper."
Obama: "It's so interesting, because what you say about your mom is a mirror image of what I think about mine. If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations. A lot of that is because that's who my mother is."
2. Never tell Streep she's played "so many strong women."
Streep: "People will say to me, 'You've played so many strong women' and I'll say, 'Have you ever said to a man, 'You've played so many strong men?' No! Because the expectation is (men) are varied. Why can't we have that expectation about women? My girls (Mamie, 32; Grace, 29; and Louisa, 24) came into the world strong – which was terrifying."
3. Education is the "coolest."
Obama: (The biggest obstacle facing girls today is) "education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop to fame and fortune. I want girls in this country to think education is the coolest, most important thing they could ever do in their lives."
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'You Do You' and Other Lessons from Meryl Streep and Michelle Obama's Sitdown
BY TIERNEY MCAFEE @tierneymcafee 06/19/2015 AT 07:50 PM EDT
Can we just get this picture on the new $10 bill?
Meryl Streep visited the White House for an intimate chat with Michelle Obama, and yes, the interaction between these two powerful women is every bit as amazing as you dare dream.
In their momentous sitdown for the July/August issue of MORE magazine (which Obama is guest editing), the Oscar winner and the First Lady talked about their mentors growing up; raising their daughters to become strong women; the legacies they want to leave behind – and somehow, Sting. Here's what we learned from the interview.
1. Behind every great woman is another great woman.
Streep: "My mentor was my mother (Mary Streep). (She) walked into a room and lit it up, and people were sad when she left. That, to me, is what really matters: who you touch and how. She was a mentor because she said to me, 'Meryl, you're capable. You're so great.' "
"I'm not like my mother, so that's why her legacy sustains me. I'm much more of an introvert ... When I have to be in the spotlight, I think to myself, 'Mary could do it.' It's a good thing, to imagine yourself doing something you think you can't. I do that every day, because basically, if I had it my way, I'd just stay home and think about what I'm having for supper."
Obama: "It's so interesting, because what you say about your mom is a mirror image of what I think about mine. If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations. A lot of that is because that's who my mother is."
2. Never tell Streep she's played "so many strong women."
Streep: "People will say to me, 'You've played so many strong women' and I'll say, 'Have you ever said to a man, 'You've played so many strong men?' No! Because the expectation is (men) are varied. Why can't we have that expectation about women? My girls (Mamie, 32; Grace, 29; and Louisa, 24) came into the world strong – which was terrifying."
3. Education is the "coolest."
Obama: (The biggest obstacle facing girls today is) "education, education, education. There are too many kids who think high school is a pit stop to fame and fortune. I want girls in this country to think education is the coolest, most important thing they could ever do in their lives."
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