Poor women suffer terrible sexual violence that goes unreported. Because of their social class, these women do not have access to therapy or other methods of healing. Their repeated abuse ultimately eats away at their self-esteem, driving them to drugs, prostitution, AIDS, and in many cases, death.

Eve Ensler
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This quote is a great example of the power of words. Using just a few words and a very short sentence this quote manages to convey the message that poor women suffer terrible sexual violence that goes unreported. The reason women do not report sexual violence, is because they do not have access to therapy or other methods of healing. Their repeated abuse ultimately eats away at their self-esteem, driving them to drugs, prostitution, AIDS, and in many cases, death.

Source: The Vagina Monologues

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