The Opinion contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast is not about to feel bad about her face-lift.

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The representative is fusing her body and mind on the public stage to show us what real female power can look like.

Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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Widespread online abuse and visits from the police show the added risks women take standing up for their beliefs in a patriarchal society.

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