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Lilly Jay ’15E

Lilly Jay ’15E

Contributing Writer

Gender Bender: Putting Classes to The Bechdel Test

On Wednesday night, cartoonist Alison Bechdel delivered a lecture about how she became a comic. She also discussed the subject matter of her two books — secrets, sexuality and family. However, she did not discuss what brought me to Converse Hall that evening: the Bechdel Test. In 1985, Bechdel devised a
Lilly Jay ’15E Nov 19, 2013

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