I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.
Women have to risk civil disobedience for their rights.
In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second.
As we do at such times I turned on my automatic pilot and went through the motions of normalcy on the outside, so that I could concentrate all my powers on surviving the near-mortal wound inside.
What we resist persists.
I'm one of the few people in this world who can do anything I choose. I can't tell you how good I'm feeling.