I transferred universities between my freshman and sophomore years, and within the first four months, I had been raped twice.

In 1970 I was talked into a one-night stand by a guy who played on my sympathy.

A COLD DAY IN JANUARY

In 1969 abortion was illegal and women died and got horrible infections from trying to abort themselves some used coat hangers and there was the real possibility of death and sterility.

I feel the details are not important; I am one of many - if we're honest with each other.

I wasn't raped; I wasn't a victim of incest. I was simply young, and careless, and in a very, very bad place in my life.