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The Collapsible Woman

Cultural response to rape and sexual abuse
Article by Vanessa Veselka, appeared in issue Fighting Back; published in 1999; filed under Activism; tagged media, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder, rape, recovery, sexual abuse, victimization.

the collapsible woman—one model of mental health for an uncountable number of individuals. She is too weak to hear debate, too soft to speak openly about her experience, and too fragile to expect much from. This definition doesn’t come close to accounting for the grit and character that can be found among us.

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Backlash in Action

The Supposedly Feminist Murphy Brown
Article by Lisa Jervis, appeared in issue Issue #2; published in 1996; filed under Broadcast; tagged backlash, Murphy Brown, stereotypes, tv women, victimization, women's studies.

Murphy Brown’s a feminist show, right? I know it seems pretty old hat by now, but featuring a successful single mother and criticizing the Vice President is big stuff—for a sitcom, that is. Sometimes we have to take whatever we can get.

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