Title: 15 Awesome Female Celebrities Who Support Great Causes | Teen Vogue
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15 Awesome Female Celebrities Who Support Great Causes
They're giving back in a major way.
There's often more to your favorite celebrities than meets the eye — in addition to the glitz and glamour that comes with their day jobs, they often give back to the communities and causes that mean a lot to them. In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to spotlight some of the iconic women throughout history who have lent their voices and their fame to causes close to their hearts. While we know and love them for their musical talent or their star power on the screen, these women make the world a better place with compassion and care, too.
Nina Simone
Audrey Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
Jennifer Lopez
Viola Davis
Dolly Parton
Miley Cyrus
Elizabeth Taylor
Kim Kardashian
Oprah
Lady Gaga
Beyoncé
Emma Watson
Mariska Hargitay
Taylor Swift
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Content: In addition to her work for the Foundation, the UN Foundation named Jennifer a Global Advocate for Girls and Women in 2015. Pinterest
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Viola Davis
“I was one of the 15 million kids in this country who didn’t know where the next meal was coming from,” Viola Davis has said. The How to Get Away with Murder actress teamed up with Hunger Is to help erase childhood hunger. Pinterest
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton grew up poor in the hills of Tennessee, and when she found fame she wanted to give back to her community. She founded the Imagination Library as a way to spark a love of reading in children; the Library sends children one book per month. Now, the Imagination Library is available all over the U.S. and even in the United Kingdom, sending out over 60 million books to little kids everywhere. Pinterest
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Miley Cyrus
Dolly’s goddaughter Miley has a cause near and dear to her heart, too. Her Happy Hippie Foundation seeks to “fight injustice facing homeless youth, LGBTQ youth, and other vulnerable populations.” Miley has used her visibility and voice to raise awareness, most notably by bringing a homeless date to the 2014 VMAs and with her super-viral Backyard Sessions videos featuring musician friends like Ariana Grande. (