Watch 11-Year-Old Meghan Markle Stand Up to Sexism

At a young age, she publicly protested a sexist commercial.

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At only 11-years-old, soon-to-be royalty Meghan Markle fought back against a sexist commercial and became a voice for young girls everywhere. The commercial for a dishwasher said that “Women are fighting greasy pots and pans.” But Markle didn’t like that it focused solely on women doing household chores, so she wrote to the company, Proctor & Gamble, who agreed to change the words used in their commercial.

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