... , as was the belief of the time, a violence innate to the female body. Manley is, very clearly, refuting the accepted ideals of feminine passivity and the defenseless position in which a blind execution of such ideals leaves women. However, rather than launching into an explicit diatribe against the repressive societal standards women of the 18th century were subject to, Manley's novel employs ... to expatiate her sin claiming to be "unworthy to live, after being stained with blood; though that blood was shed to wash away my stain". She tells her story to the justices, "without either ra...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

... and cases were limited, as the book is mainly focused on nondiscriminatory categories of state laws in the United States of America. The first part of the book starts with a story of a retired U.S. Army official, who upon discussing her identity coming out as a transgender, was stereotypically judged, and eemed unfit for higher political admission. Bender-Baird takes her pace from that ... ...

• Word Count: 1525
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate