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photography Courtesy of Wendy davis above left: During her gubernatorial campaign, Wendy Davis says young women would approach her and ask what they could do to stand up for women's rights, which is one of the reasons she started Deeds Not Words; the pink sneakers she wore during her 2013 filibuster have become a symbol for many who want change. Former Senator Wendy davis inSpireS millennial women to Fight For their rightS with her new campaign, DeeDS not worDS. In the Pink Senator Wendy Davis's 11-plus-hour filibuster of an abortion bill in June 2013 captured the attention of young women not just in Texas but across the country, her pink sneakers a symbol of standing for your rights. The former guberna- torial candidate remains a passionate women's advocate; at South by Southwest, she rolled out a national initiative aimed at millennials called Deeds Not Words to tackle issues like sexual assault and wage equality through a powerful network, campus chapters, and a website. As part of her next act, Davis sold her Fort Worth home and now lives in downtown Austin, where she's close to her first granddaughter, born this spring. The origin of Deeds Not Words: "It was a motto used in London and in the United States as part of the suffragette move- ment. We've had the right to vote for 95 years but have yet to fully realize equality." On using Austin's Guerilla Suit for the campaign's branding and design: "When you want to talk to millennials, you go to millennials." The filibuster turns three: "We would not be talking about that day if it hadn't been for the thousands of people who came and decided to literally cry out against what they saw as an injustice." Style matters: "As silly as this sounds, on the days that I feel powerful, usually it's because I have on some badass high heels, and I'm having a really good hair day." . 58 AUSTINWAY.com Scene influencer