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Dr Victoria Bateman
@vnbateman
Author of #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power (an FT Best Book 2025). Resident economic historian @BBCRadio4 #UnderstandTheEconomy.
Cambridge, Kent and London, UK
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
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    Feb 16, 2019
    Society to women: if you're naked, shut up. If you have an argument, you must cover up. Well, sorry, I'm tired of this harmful division of women into bodies vs. brains. We can - and we should - do better! After all, behind every body is a brain, & every brain is housed in a body.
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
    @vnbateman
    Jan 31, 2019
    We've got to talk about #PubicHair: what's the problem?! It's always commented on when I protest naked, but it's normal & nothing to be ashamed of: "From Pompeii to Victorian erotica, pubic hair was considered sexy, healthy and youthful" by @WhoresofYore inews.co.uk/?p=245281
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
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    Mar 8, 2019
    This #InternationalWomensDay2019, let's change the way we think about women's bodies. #PersonalIsPolitical
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
    @vnbateman
    Feb 9, 2019
    Some people seem threatened by a body not under "their" control - & by women who are comfortable & confident in their own skin! I for one see no problem using my body to resist #Brexit - & to fight for vital freedoms. That's *far* more important than "protecting" my own modesty!
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    Freedomain - with Stefan Molyneux, MA
    @StefanMolyneux
    Feb 9, 2019
    Wow a woman using nakedness to get attention and resources, never seen that before...
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
    @vnbateman
    Feb 7, 2019
    For all the #Brexiteers who piled on twitter last night to tell me revealing my body makes me stupid & #trashy, let me say this: a woman's worth should not hang on the degree to which she covers up. What age/country are we in? The way *you* judge women - not me - is the problem.
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
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    Apr 2, 2021
    After another hurl of online abuse this morning (apparently I should have my “ovaries removed”), let me say this: Sisters, we would go a lot further in life if we stopped #SlutShaming and punishing one another. Let’s be kind - or at least be tolerant of one another 🙏🌷🌈⚖️
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
    @vnbateman
    Jun 4, 2019
    There's nothing more antifeminist than believing you know better than a woman herself what she should (or shouldn't) be doing with her body. Behind every naked/scantily clad woman is a brain - & I'm not ashamed to point that out. My value & respect *do not* depend on my body!
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    Tim Young
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    Jun 4, 2019
    Replying to @vnbateman
    There's nothing more anti-feminist than having to strip naked desperate for a man's attention.
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    Dr Victoria Bateman
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    Oct 29, 2019
    What's more of a threat? A woman with uncovered hair? Or a state that thinks it's OK to throw girls to the ground for their uncovered hair? I know what I think! Solidarity with the brave women of #Iran - including @AlinejadMasih - who are resisting this sexist regime. #liberty
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    Masih Alinejad 🏳️
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    Oct 29, 2019
    Police brutality in Shahr Ray (Iran) against a teenager for not wearing hijab: “Hi Masih.This girl was #WalkingUnveiled when a male officer warned her to stop, so that he could call female police officers for her arrest The girl resisted.We tried to help her, but we couldn’t."
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