Lucy Burns: American Catholic and Advocate
Catholic, conservative women often take their voting rights for granted. Some see it merely as a doubling of the ‘family vote.’ The idea that they […]
Year: 2018
Part 3: The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Over the rest of my time at Christendom I came to several painful realizations. One was that my father was never going to change. I […]
No, Rules Don’t Cause Rape, Attitudes Do
The other day, Austin Ruse, who is very deeply concerned with protecting schools that refuse to protect women, wrote a post asking “Do Rules Cause […]
5 Myths About Us We’d Like to Bust
For several months, the volunteers of Dinah’s Voice/CASC have been repeatedly criticized by those who disagree with our goals or dislike our approach. Among other […]
What does it mean to report to the Front Royal police?
When the topic of rape at Christendom comes up, a common theme among the college’s defenders seems to be that it’s not the college’s job […]
Part 2: Advice from my uncle, Dr. Timothy O’Donnell
This post is more difficult to write than the last, because the last post was about how a cruel man harmed his daughter. This post […]
Novena to St. Mary MacKillop
Today starts our novena to St. Mary MacKillop. For those of you who (like me) have never heard of her, here’s a brief introduction through […]
When Purity Culture Feeds Rape Culture
In a previous post, we discussed some of the ways that small, Christian colleges might propagate purity culture. In this post we will discuss how […]
It’s time to acknowledge secondhand trauma
There are invisible victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence that get little care or notice: the families and friends of survivors. After […]
Part 1: God is on the side of the frightened child
My father subjected all of us to his domestic violence. He gaslit my mother constantly. Once I grew into womanhood after their divorce, while I […]