“When a stranger on the street makes a sexual comment, he is making a private assessment of me public. And though I’ve never been seriously worried that I would be attacked, it does make me feel unguarded, unprotected. Regardless of… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But more often their shame leads them to self-destructive behavior. They become willing to do things that they wouldn't… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
I couldn't stand being identified by my sexuality, I retaliated by insisting that people regard me for my intellectual worth. My intellect became a… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Everyone knows that children and teens want to blend in and follow the crowd. And from whom do they learn this lesson? Adults, of… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“If I had been armed with a feminist understanding that no girl deserves to be called a slut, perhaps I would have fought back… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
Indeed, girls can be so in need of social approval that they confuse harassment for acceptance--thinking that any attention is better than none. Since… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Intercourse was now forbidden to everyone but married people; bundling disappeared. In its place young courting couples engaged in "petting"--which, interpreted broadly, meant that… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“In comparison, young unmarried women in America were fortunate: They had a certain measure of sexual freedom. Eighteenth-century parents allowed their daughters to spend… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Unwed white girls who became pregnant in the postwar years were considered psychologically disturbed but treatable, whereas their black counterparts were presumed to be… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
When my reputation was at its height, classmates insulted me right to my face as I walked down the hall. When a teacher called… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“When a stranger on the street makes a sexual comment, he is making a private assessment of me public. And though I’ve never been… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
“Abstaining from sex, hitting the books, and wearing loose-fitting clothes are common ways that girls try to molt their "slutty" image. But more often… — Leora Tanenbaum Copy Share Image
