Sep 12, 2019 04:13 AM
(Sep 12, 2019 04:03 AM)Leigha Wrote: [ -> ]From an objective view, it could be that she simply repressed it for years, but seeing that Kavanaugh might be in a position of compromising Roe v Wade, it made her act. Just guessing, we may never know.Yep. I had a very close friend who went through something similar (a lot worse actually) and didn't tell anyone for years. She told herself that it was her fault, that she wasn't strong enough/smart enough to avoid it, and couldn't bear what people would think of her as a result. And she believed what he told her. She is now a pretty fierce advocate for women who have been sexually assaulted and raped in academia.