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Re “Two Recent Rape Cases Hit Close to Home,” by Elizabeth Spiers (Opinion guest essay, Sept. 24):

At 76, I am sadly aware of how little things change. Nearly 50 years ago, standing in the dining room of the home of faculty friends, I asked a small group of women if they had ever been violated sexually. One after the other, every woman in this conversation circle reported a case involving themselves or a close relative: molested by an uncle at age 10; daughter raped at knifepoint in her bed at 3 a.m. on campus; niece raped by Notre Dame football player (the girl later dying by suicide).

I worked in a suburban high school in the late 1990s and early 2000s. During that time, girls would come to me. Was this rape? She had said no. But he was her friend. She knew him. She resisted. But he was her friend.

I worked to create programs to illuminate the problems and encountered the defensiveness of my male colleagues. Professionals entrusted with young people worried far more about their own guilt and shame being brought to light than about the safety of their students.

I used to regularly explain that no, I did not hate men; in fact I had two of my own (beloved husband and son). And I am surrounded by any number of men who know and care. However, male dominance over women and white male supremacy are ongoing problems, and right now one of their foremost champions is running for POTUS.

Barbara Allen TaylorDenver

To the Editor:

Thank you, Elizabeth Spiers, for your recent essay about rape. The same thing happened to me in college as was done to you. I still can’t believe how long I made it “my fault” because I had been drinking.

I know that I’ve taught my daughters how to think about rape, but not many parents do. I hope your essay opens a lot of eyes.

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