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Patricia Arquette Called For End Of Gender Wage Gap In Her Oscars Acceptance Speech

BOSS.
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Published: Feb 22, 2015 10:47 pm

The Oscars had a nice moment of feminist “HELL YEAH” when Patricia Arquette, upon accepting her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Boyhood, shouted out to women’s rights and called for wage equality.

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