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It's not all about gender.

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Democrat Hillary Clinton would be the first woman president, but many self-styled feminists are not supporting her candidacy.

Some advocates of women's rights back Bernie Sanders. Republican Carly Fiorina insists that she and other conservatives are also feminists. The idea has evolved from the suffragettes to Roe versus Wade,

to Betty Friedan, to Beyonce. Different opinions between and within generations could make a difference in this year's

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Hillary Clinton might become the first woman president, but some likely voters say she is not the embodiment of feminist ideals. We'll hear what that could mean as the primaries grind on.

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