Behn
Britishnoun
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Speaking to Slate in a neighborhood bar crammed with twenty-something men in retro baseball caps drinking longneck beers, Behn was occasionally interrupted by patrons who viewed her as a hero.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
Ms. Behn is a 36-year-old former community activist and healthcare organizer now serving in the Tennessee House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Aftyn Behn, a Tennessee state representative, is bucking conventional wisdom by closing the distance between herself and her Republican opponent in a deep-red district as a strident progressive.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2025
First, taking a page from Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill, Ms. Behn is making her campaign all about affordability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
In England, it was the playwright Aphra Behn who translated Fontenelle and the poet Elizabeth Carter who translated Algarotti, so the female audience was more than fictional.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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