1 / 10 The Family Feminists: Beyoncé (aka Mrs Carter)

Taking the same path as Lily Rose Cooper, Beyoncé was derided by female critics when she announced she would be touring under her married name, Mrs Carter. But the star, who has made a name for herself singing about female empowerment, insists she is not compromising her feminist sensibilities. She told Vogue in a recent interview: "I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman," she said. "I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept." She defended her decision to pay homage to her husband, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z): "I feel like Mrs Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I've ever been. "It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, 'OK, this is what you were born to do'. The purpose of my body became completely different."

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