Writer Alison Friedman reflects on what Christine Blasey Ford's courage has meant to many women.
Not her.From a man credibly accused of sexual assaultWe know both experiences well.On this one-year anniversary, I write to thank you for being more helpful than I suspect you will ever fully internalize. Your example, your courage changed my life.
Before your testimony, I was good at taking on global fights. I’d helped lead government efforts to fight human trafficking, run for Congress, and reformed the world’s largest supply chain in service of human rights. Still, figuring out how to stand up for myself — 40 years in — felt a lot more elusive. I stupidly believed that because of my own privilege as a white and rich woman that if I asked for the right things, at the right time, with the right tone, I could get them.
Watching you testify, and then him, and how it was handled laid that absurdity bare. I no longer negotiate with myself and wonder when my asks fall through if it was because I was too arrogant. Now I ask whether the other person also had to compromise. I have become an enforcer for myself — from manspreading on the metro to bullying in my office. And I talk to my friends.
I hope that, in time, you can hear my daughter’s laughter born out of growing up in a world bettered by your example. I hope you can come to see doors as not just an escape path, but a physical reminder of your legacy—one that created more options for all of us. I hope you know just how helpful you have been.
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