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Original Articles

The spectacle of politics: Wendy Davis, abortion, and pink shoes in the Texas ‘fillybuster’

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Pages 227-239 | Received 15 Jul 2015, Accepted 24 Mar 2016, Published online: 29 Apr 2016

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