“I have seen abdomens pummelled, stretched-out hands disregarded, and have met women who were shouted at and even slapped during labour.” — Gabrielle Palmer Copy Share Image
“And—who can say why these things happen on Thursday, when the same events might have gone unremarked on Tuesday?—they fought back. A dozen women turned into a hundred. A hundred into a thousand. The police retreated. The women shouted; some… — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image