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feminist historian
"Unless women are prepared to fight politically they must be content to be ignored politically. " -Alice Paul

Hi, I'm Lisa. I'm a huge ass history nerd. I'm a women's historian.I study European and US women's history. I am most interested in women's suffrage, especially US and British suffrage.

" What I hope for is a country that sees women as whole human beings whose morality is related to their compassion, kindness and ethics - not whether or not they have sex. I think there’s a common misconception about my book/work on this issue that I have some problem with virgins or being abstinent until marriage. I don’t have a problem at all - in fact, I don’t care. It’s none of my business; and it’s certainly not the business of schools, government, medical establishments, etc. I want you to be able to make the choice not to have sex free of shame and fear in the same way I want that for those who do have sex. I don’t think it’s a ton to ask.

On the “precious gift” front. The gift that you give to your spouse should you chose to marry (assuming you’re allowed to) is your love and partnership. The longer young women are taught to think of their sexuality as “gifts” - something that’s separate from them that’s to be given away or lost or opened or whatever the latest terminology is - the longer we’re going to be seen as less than full human beings.

"
— Jessica Valenti..
date: December, the 29th in 2011.
total notes: 1,075 notes.
tags: jessica valenti. quotes. sex. sexuality. virginity. sexism.

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