Girl Crush: Reese Witherspoon

Posted at 2:00 PM Mar 05, 2009

By Kathleen Willcox

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March is Women's History Month, and sometimes it's easy to forget how far we've come; less than 100 years ago, we couldn't even vote - forget wearing pants, running for president, dyeing our hair purple, sexual freedom and any sort of power in our nation's boardrooms, halls of Congress or courts .... Much of that has changed.

Except how much really has? I've never been one to kick someone while they're down or play the victim blame game, and I'm not going to start here. I know nothing about pop sensation Rihanna's personal life - but from what I've gathered from even the less scurrilous media outlets, it's about as far from anyone's idea of women's progress as you can get without climbing into a time machine and heading back to the stone age.

That's why I was so relieved to see one prominent, laudable star (who young girls love) stand up and speak out against domestic violence. Reese Witherspoon has joined forces with the Avon Foundation in a campaign called Avon's Speak Out Against Domestic Violence Program.

You go, girl. And while you're at it, give Rihanna a call.

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