Long before Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry , she was a strong advocate against sexist advertising.
Years ago, when the future royal bride was only 11, she drew national attention protesting a commercial for Ivory dishwasher soap that claimed women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans , according to Inside Edition.
Markle and other students were watching TV in 1993 when the ad came on. She thought the phrasing was odd since doing the dishes is not exclusively a womans chore. Then after two male classmates joked about how women belong in the kitchen, she felt obliged to take action, Markle recalled in a 2015 speech to the United Nations .
Markle said her dad advised her to write letters, which she did to Procter & Gamble, the maker of Ivory; lawyer Gloria Allred; then-first lady Hillary Clinton; and journalist Linda Ellerbee, who was hosting Nick News on Nickelodeon.
A few weeks later, Markle learned that one voice can make an impact. She received letters of encouragement from both Clinton and Allred , according to The Associated Press. And Ellerbee sent a camera crew to her house to interview the tween activist.
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I dont think it is right for kids to grow up thinking that mom does everything, Markle told Nick News, according to Inside Edition. If you see something that you dont like or are offended by on television or any other place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference, not just for yourself but for lots of other people.
Which Markle might have done. Within a month of her letter, Procter & Gamble changed the wording of its ad campaign from women all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans to people all over America ..., Markle said in that U.N. speech:
It was at that moment that I realized the magnitude of my actions. At the age of 11, I had created my small level of impact by standing up for equality.
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