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Old-style feminism would say "the personal is the political," as long-time columnist Katha Pollitt put it in her own tale of personal sexual betrayal,

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a particular person; private: "Like their personal lives, women's history is fragmented, interrupted” (Elizabeth Janeway).
  2. adjective Done, made, or performed in person: a personal appearance.
  3. adjective Done to or for or directed toward a particular person: a personal favor.

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  • As Henderson rebuilt his life, he assembled what he called his personal board of directors, people who were living the life he wanted to live and those who would hold him accountable to his desire to change. —  BLACK ENTERPRISE
  • Thank you to all the community organizers, past and present, who have recognized the ways in which the personal is the political, hearing -- in the individual stories of ordinary people -- a common thread of struggle deserving of action and resolution. —  feminist blogs
  • Ars published a very detailed review of what they call a personal dream machine. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • If you want to be seen as being personal, the best strategy is to be personal, which is slow and expensive. —  Seth's Blog
  • Old-style feminism would say "the personal is the political," as long-time columnist Katha Pollitt put it in her own tale of personal sexual betrayal, —  Slate Magazine
 

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  1. from Middle English personal, from Old French personal, personel, French personnel = Provencal Spanish personal= Portuguese personal, pessoal = Italian personale, from Late Latin personalis, belonging to a person (as a term of law), from Latin persona, person: see person.
 

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