Cultural References
"Cat o' nine tails" is used the name of a book written by Julia Golding, in the Cat Royal series. Since the novel is set on a ship, this could reference the use of the cat o'nine tails as a tool of punishment on naval ships.
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“To begin to use cultural forces for the good of our daughters we must first shake ourselves awake from the cultural trance we all live in. This is no small matter, to untangle our true beliefs from what we have been taught to believe about who and what girls and women are.”
—Jeanne Elium (20th century)