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“War Activities. Women taking place of men on Great Northern Railway at Great Falls” ca. 1919

As more male workers joined the armed forces during World War I, women like these railroad employees, were encouraged to enter occupations that had traditionally been done by men. Most women workers moved up only temporarily from lower-paying jobs to which they soon returned after the war ended.

National Archives, Records of War Department, General and Special Staffs

Women have unmitigated, irrevocable governance over her body. If she is drunk and topless, she isn’t asking to be raped. There isn’t a situation or scenario that exists in which rape should be considered and dismissed as an acceptable or expected consequence. I have the right to walk down a fucking alley. I have the right to go to a party and drink. No one has the right to rape me.
Men are not slaves to their sexual urges, void of conscience, humanity or empathy. They do not have to fight against a natural inclination to rape, abuse or dominate women.
Just Keep Moving, There’s No Rape Culture to See Here, Folks | Views from the Couch (via hopeisreal42)
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