ELLE's Feminism Issue in December 2014 featured some of our favourite stars paying tribute to the first man in their lives - with why he too, is a feminist. Here, in honour of Father's Day, Team ELLE follows suit.
Want to get involved? Tweet us a picture @ELLEUK with the hashtag #mydadthefeminist.
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"Tony Butler: the man whose loving and sensitve nature taught me to believe in myself and believe that whatever happens is entirely within my own grasp" #mydadthefeminist
Lorraine Candy, Editor-in-Chief, @LorraineELLE
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#mydadthefeminist bought me Stretch Armstrong and an Action Man birthday cake because I wanted to be one of the boys too.
- Billie Bhatia, Fashion Intern, @billiebhatia
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#mydadthefeminist raised four daughters: taught us to dream big, to be financially independent, and to never, ever, take crap from anyone.
- Christina Simone, Workflow Director, @ChrissyJSimone
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#mydadthefeminist always encouraged my sisters and I to achieve as much as we possibly can. Whether that's teaching us how to climb, or trying to persuade us to become engineers (no thanks!), our gender has never been an issue.
#mydadthefeminist always supported and believed in my dreams (he also isn't afraid to have a good cry!)
- Meg O'Donnell, Picture Intern, @meggoh
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'#MyDadtheFeminist encouraged me to be whoever I wanted to be, love whoever I wanted to love and made me know he was always proud of me.'
- Sîan-Estelle Petty, Senior Digital Officer, @Sian_Estelle
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#mydadthefeminist cooked, cleaned, read stories, played games, gave me a childhood full of adventure and never made me question the worth of my thoughts or opinions in a family full of boys.
- Elizabeth Connor, Features Intern, @Lizconnor_
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#mydadthefeminist cooked, cleaned, sewed, sawed and ironed - there was no such thing as a man's job.
- Alex Holder, Executive Creative Director at Anomaly, @AlexandreHolder
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#mydadthefeminist raised me to be completely independent and I wouldn't have it any other way.
- Helen Trickey, Advertising, @trickeylondon
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My dad is a feminist because as a proud dad of three girls and one boy, he has to believe in equality otherwise he'd feel inadequate! #mydadthefeminist
I asked you if you’d refer to yourself as a 'feminist’ and you said, 'Yes I’m a feminist - unreservedly’. I couldn’t have been more surprised or prouder. #mydadthefeminist
- Nathalie Gordon, Creative Writer at M&C Saatchi and Huffington Post, @awlilnatty
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#mydadthefeminist encouraged me to be what I wished to be; gender stereotypes and societal norms were not part of the conversation.
- Jay Massey, Lawyer, @jaymassey