ABSTRACT
O F 10, 2001, eighteen thousand women fi lled Madison Square Garden for one of the more notable feminist gatherings of our time. e event-“Take Back the Garden”—centered on a performance of Eve Ensler’s raunchy play, Th e Vagina Monologues. e “Vulva Choir” sang; self-described “Vagina Warriors”—including Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, and Donna Hanover (Rudolph Giuliani’s ex-wife)—recited pet names for vaginas: Mimi, Monkey-box, and Tamale. Glenn Close led the crowd in spelling out an obscene word for women’s intimate anatomy: “Give me a C . . . !!!” A huge banner declared the Garden to be a “RAPE FREE ZONE.”
