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For most American women, culture has defined anything beyond walls and social protections as wild and dangerous.
“Many women who become mothers continue to alpine climb, surf big waves, ski steep remote slopes, fight wildfires, and more. And why shouldn’t they?”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“Both women and nature are protected, restricted, objectified, idealized, and made passive.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“Don’t go alone, take a guy with you!”—an especially problematic message for single women since more than 80 percent of sexual crimes are committed by someone they know.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“I want that freedom to move around outdoors, to do so without always feeling watched, threatened, restricted, or accountable to someone. To not be a babe—innocent or lusty. To just be in the woods.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
“For most American women, culture has defined anything beyond walls and social protections as wild and dangerous.”
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
― When Everything Beyond the Walls Is Wild: Being a Woman Outdoors in America
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