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5. Braided Lives by Marge Piercy in 1982 had a scene where she fought off a rapist

Sat Nov 30, 2024, 09:09 AM

Nov 30

With a coat tree.
I read that book commuting to college.
That scene stuck in my head the last 40+yrs.

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Young women might be surprised. Irish_Dem Nov 30 #4

Don't look at me, a shocking number of women also voted for this... Blue_Tires Nov 30 #3

I thought about that as well. irisblue Nov 30 #7

Thank you! Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #9

I would argue men also didn't do our part either EdmondDantes_ Nov 30 #10

You are so right! Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #12

You would think Dem4life1234 Nov 30 #8

Woah! "Your body, my choice" is an oldie? JanMichael Nov 30 #11