Feminist blogger Lindy West recently said on This American Life that "being insulted and threatened online is part of my job." She is hardly alone. Feminist writers are learning that taking an online beating is now an everyday occurrence, leading some to early retirement.Read more in the Washington Post.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Feminist writers are so besieged by online abuse that some have begun to retire
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