2016 was the year of the celebrity open letter, personal essay

Call them open letters, call them personal essays, call them whatever you want: this year has seen more female celebrities express their thoughts in 1000+ words of passionate letters and punctuation marks than ever before. From equal pay, to racism, to what was or was not currently inside their uterus, 2016 was the year famous women ditched publicist statements to find their voice in long-form pieces.