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Naked power

Our weapon is our nakedness: For hundreds of years, women have used the power of their bare bodies in defiance of powerful opponents
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Our weapon is our nakedness: Exploring the meaning and history of women drawing on the power of the feminine form. Stella Nyanzi has become well known for her radical nude protests in Uganda, and Naminata Diabate has written about the phenomenon after witnessing the power of naked threats in Côte D’Ivoire.
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