Today at Ms. | May 9, 2023
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The False Tropes About Rape We Must Destroy [[link removed]]
E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil trial against former President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court on May 9, 2023, in New York City. Carroll has testified that she was raped by Trump, giving details about the alleged attack in the mid-1990s. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
BY AMY L. BERNSTEIN | The jury has returned a verdict in the E. Jean Carroll / Donald Trump battery (rape) and defamation case: The jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse of Carroll, as well as defamation, but not for rape. In total, Trump is ordered to pay Carroll about $5 million.
Throughout the case, Carroll was asked to defend her existence existentially—all for a crime she did not commit, but which was committed upon her. Three tropes in particular stood out in the Carroll trial. It is past time to bury, once and for all, the false tropes about rape that still color judicial proceedings and certain courts of public opinion.
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May 2023 Reads for the Rest of Us [[link removed]]
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BY KARLA J. STRAND| Each month, we provide Ms . readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. This month brings exciting new voices, trusted companions, powerful knowledge and wondrous escapes. Dive into these 30 new titles to see what moves you!
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America Says It Values Black Women Leaders. It’s Time to Show It. [[link removed]]
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) backstage before her U.S. Senate campaign launch rally at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., on Feb. 25, 2023. (Melina Mara / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
BY A'SHANTI GHOLAR| If U.S. Rep Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) makes history to become the third Black woman U.S. senator ever, she will serve there alone. Currently, there are no Black women in the Senate. However, the climb to this role is up a cliff, and that is for a nationally known political figure with 25 years of experience in Congress. Why? Money.
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In this episode, Dr. Goodwin is joined by law professor and author Dr. Julie Suk to discuss her urgent, new book, After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What To Do About It , and explore how turning a lens on misogyny can help us to better understand the social, political, and legal challenges of these times. In the face of these challenges, how can women fight back?
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