Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relationships with men, in their relationships with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws, and their codes.

Marilyn French

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Topic

Rape Oppression of women Men and women Women

Speaker

Mira

Author

Marilyn French

Source

The Women's Room

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1977 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Feminist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

French, Marilyn. The Women's Room. Simon & Schuster, 1977, ch. 19.

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Time
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The Mourning Bride
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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