Clitoridectomy: Repressive or Empowering?
While doing research on the Sande, a secret society of women in Africa dating back to at least the 1600s, I came across something interesting – the idea that the practice of clitoridectomy could be a source of female bonding and empowerment.
Clitoridectomy is the surgical removal of the clitoris and sometimes parts of the labia [...]
