by Geoff Cobb 
A lot of people know that movie star Mae West was born in 1893 on Herbert Street and that she became a and one of Hollywood’s first sex symbols, but a lot of people do not know that she was an outspoken feminist and a social progressive who successfully challenged bigotry and narrow-minded conventional morality.
West grew up at a time when women’s social roles were changing. She explained, “I was…
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Mae West was truly ahead of her time.She stood up for injustice.It was probably because she,too was different and thought more on the level of a man (taking the lead and making a career happen),and she didn’t use her body to get ahead she was her own boss and write plays etc.She knew what she had to do and she did it!Thank you,Casey Grimes-Finley,Chicago,Illinois
“thought more on the level of a man…and she didn’t use her body to get ahead”
That’s a pretty misogynistic comment/complement to write after reading an article titled “WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: MAE WEST, FEMINIST AND PROGRESSIVE”