Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. May 4, 2009. Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs.
Natalie Dylan, The Daily Beast. January 27, 2009. The idealization of virginity is a tool to keep women in their place. So what's to stop me from profiting?
Josey Vogels, My Messy Bedroom. December 18, 2008. The hymen is useless, vestigial tissue. Yet this little piece of membrane has taken on huge societal, religious and moral significance.
Carole Roye, Women's eNews. December 3, 2008. The hymen is the stuff of legend and lore, and surgical attempts to "restore" it show how little anyone really knows about this body part.
