Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reveals Powerful Portrait Of A New Wave Of Congresswomen
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared a photo that captures the new and more inclusive face of Congress. On Wednesday, the congresswoman-elect from New York posted a portrait from Vanity Fair on Instagram that features herself and Reps.-elect Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Deb Haaland, Veronica Escobar and Sharice Davids as the new face of the Democratic Party. Ocasio-Cortez’s followers on Instagram absolutely loved the image, calling it “legendary” and asking, “How many times can I like this?! “But in all the places that girls, young women, and women live, learn, and work so that they can see imagery that our society has denied them access to since time immemorial.” To read the full article that features these women — who the magazine says are “not here to play” — head over to Vanity Fair.
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