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The emotional and behavioral bounds set for women are suffocating. We can't crave sex, get mad, or be too ambitious. Screw that — if we played by those rules, we'd never achieve anything. That's why, for the entirety of Women's History Month, we'll be sharing stories from prominent women reclaiming the feelings we've been told we're not "allowed" to experience or express — and dispelling the shame around them. Here's to celebrating the urges and wants that make humans tick, foster innovation, and propel growth. Because owning our urges and refusing to apologize for them? That takes nerve.

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Redefining selfishness as prioritizing oneself in order to thrive and survive. "It's only when you get older that you realize, gosh, it's not so bad to put yourself first."

Redefining envy as being inspired by the success of others, longing for more, and striving for better. "My resentment that some people have it better than me isn't inherently bad; it's how I choose to act on and express it that makes all the difference."

Redefining ambition as the desire and drive to go after what we want — and get it. "Once I had something in front of me that I wanted to do, I didn't know anything else but to succeed at it."

Redefining lust as unapologetically owning one's own sexual desires and passions. "For so long, people have acted like there's something wrong with women for wanting sex and liking it."

Redefining anger as a natural human emotion toward something or someone that has wronged or provoked you. "With men, we see anger as a sign of strength. With women, it's a tightrope."

Redefining pride as satisfaction with one's accomplishments, achievements, and all-around bad-assery. "It doesn't matter if you're not quite where you want to be — it's about celebrating every moment and every win along the way."

Redefining greed as rejecting the status quo and demanding what we're worth. "I want to see the first million-dollar deal in the WNBA. When I think about what's next, the answer is anything. Anything and more of it."