Merriam - Webster's word of the year... "feminism."
The internet cheered today when the announcement was made. Feminism is the most looked up word of 2017, on their site.
Interest in feminism fueled women's marches shortly after the Presidential inauguration, current backlash against sexual harassment, and the #MeToo movement.
In the Atlanta area, you don't have to look any further than the ballot box to see the impact of feminism this year. Not just the mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms, but the top three finishers in the race were all women.
Lori Henry was elected last week as the first woman mayor of Roswell. The leading democratic candidates for governor are both women, Stacey Abrams and Stacy Evans.
In February of this year, 19-year-old Mary Pat Hector became the youngest woman in America to run for office. She ran for City Council in Stonecrest and narrowly lost after forcing a runoff election.
Georgia women dominated 2017.
