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Extraction Summary
5
People
3
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Personal correspondence, draft manuscript, or blog post (evidence in house oversight investigation)
File Size:
2.59 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir, blog post, or personal essay included in House Oversight evidence. The author discusses her journey toward feminism, contrasting her privileged upbringing with her mother's experiences in the 1960s and 70s. The text details the author's decision in 2011 to become a rape crisis advocate in Chicago and recounts her mother's traumatic experience seeking medical help after an assault in 1970 without such advocacy.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Author/Narrator | Writer/Blogger/Advocate |
Describes her journey into feminism, blogging, and becoming a rape crisis advocate.
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| Mother ('Mom') | Family Member |
The author's mother; shares stories of her own assault in 1970 and her time as a college newspaper editor in the 1960s.
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| Gloria Steinem | Feminist Icon |
Mentioned in relation to an article about Ms. Magazine.
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| Him | Unidentified Male |
Mentioned in the first sentence: 'when I met him'. Used to joke about the author not joining NOW.
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| Mother's Boyfriend | Partner (Past) |
Insisted on taking the mother to the ER after an assault in 1970.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| National Organization for Women (NOW) |
Author refused to join when she met 'him'.
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| Ms. Magazine |
Discussed in an email; author notes she lived in NY when it started.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Document footer indicates this is part of their records (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018680).
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Timeline (3 events)
1960s
Mother became editor of her college newspaper; male staff quit in protest.
College
Mother
Male Staff
1970
Mother went to ER after an incident (implied assault) but was ignored for 20 hours.
Emergency Room
2011
Author heard about organizations training volunteer rape survivor advocates.
Chicago (implied context)
Author
Feminist Friend
Relationships (2)
Author
→
Family
→
Mother
Refers to 'my mother' and 'Mom'; compares upbringings.
Met him, joked about NOW membership.
Key Quotes (4)
"Goddamnit, I will show you that I can be an independent and rational woman who values voting and abortion rights and equal opportunity and consent -- and be into S&M at the same damn time."Source
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Quote #1
"Feminism really reached out and grabbed you, didn't it."Source
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Quote #2
"I never got support like that... It was worse that the nurses did. If sisterhood was powerful, then couldn't they reach out to me somehow?"Source
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Quote #3
"Rape survivors -- at least in Illinois -- are now prioritized in emergency rooms, second only to life-and-death situations."Source
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Quote #4
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