Kim Gandy: Sexism In The Media Against Hillary Clinton

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The source is a journal article. The genre of the piece is informational. The purpose is to inform the readers of the sexism in the media against Hillary Clinton. The author is Kim Gandy. Kim Gandy and was the president of the National Organization for Women for eight years. She is currently the CEO and president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. She states she is an activist from NOW and the National Women’s Political Caucus. The intended audience is sexist in major news outlets and people who watch them. This text was published in 2009. The publication date doesn’t affect the relevance and usefulness of the source since Hilary Clinton is running for president again in 2015. This article states four main claims and elaborates

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