The night before my doctoral defense, my husband held me down while his mother cut off my hair, sneering, “Women have no place in academia.” I walked into my defense the next morning anyway. Then my father stood up in front of everyone, and what happened next brought their entire world crashing down.
Part 1: The Night They Tried to Destroy My Future The night before I was scheduled to defend my doctoral dissertation, my husband looked me …
The night before my doctoral defense, my husband held me down while his mother cut off my hair, sneering, “Women have no place in academia.” I walked into my defense the next morning anyway. Then my father stood up in front of everyone, and what happened next brought their entire world crashing down. Read More