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Why do women change their stories of sexual assault? Holocaust testimonies may provide clues

  • Written by Allison Sarah Reeves Somogyi, Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
imageWomen get shut down when bringing up the still-taboo subject of sexual assault.markgoddard/Getty

This past spring, Tara Reade joined a long line of women who have been caught in a maelstrom of accusations and indignation for sharing their stories of sexual assault.

Reade, a former Senate staffer, claimed that the former vice president and...

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