1

Why was the man at the party that Rebecca attended surprised that she had written River of Shadows? What larger problem did this incident point to?

2

What was the impact of the essay, “Men Explain Things to Me” have? What did the website, “Academic Men Explain Things to Me” provide to visitors to the site?

3

What did U.S. Congressman Todd Aiken mean by the term “legitimate rape”, and what was he referring to when he said that women can “shut that thing down?”

4

How does control and power factor into the sexual abuse of women? What were the reasons that domestic violence and marital rape were largely ignored for centuries?

5

Who was Dominique Strauss-Kahn and what was he accused of? What was the result of the incident? How did Rebecca Solnit compare Straus-Kahn to the organization he headed?

6

What progress has been made in gay rights...