Laura X | |
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 Laura X at home, February 28, 2022 | |
| Born | Laura Rand Orthwein, Jr. 1940 (age 83–84) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Other names | Laura Shaw Murra (legal name) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Organization(s) | Women's History Research Center National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape |
| Known for | Activism against date and marital rape |
| Movement | Feminist |
| Website | lauraxinstitute |
Laura X (born Laura Rand Orthwein, Jr., 1940) is a women's rights advocate. Laura X changed her name in 1962 to Laura Shaw Murra, which remains her legal name. She took the name Laura X on September 17, 1969, to symbolize her rejection of men's legal ownership of women and the anonymity of women's history, which she said was stolen from women and girls.[1] She declared that, like Malcolm X, "I don't want to have my owner's name, either."[2]
- ^ admin. "VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: LAURA RAND ORTHWEIN, JR". Veteran Feminists of America. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "lauraxinstitute". lauraxinstitute. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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