The Vagina Monologues
Women's anatomy stage show
*The Vagina Monologues* is a play by Eve Ensler, first performed in 1996, consisting of monologues drawn from interviews with women about their bodies, sexuality, and experiences.
The work became a cultural touchstone for feminist discourse and sparked V-Day, an annual movement against violence toward women.
We're putting on *The Vagina Monologues* for V-Day this year.
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- off-BroadwaySmaller-scale New York theater
- scriptWritten words for performance
actress · curtain · spotlight · dialogue · rehearsal · director · playbill · costume
Emotional closeness between people
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
- orgasmPeak sexual pleasure
- desireIntense wanting
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
arousal · clitoris · sexuality · passion · erotic · body · self-discovery · menstruation
Male-dominated social order
- activismDirect effort for reform
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
Official content restriction
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
criticism · boycott · banned · debate · outrage · provocation · scandal · sensitivity
Power to act
- liberationRelease from constraint
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- voiceSound from throat
resilience · courage · autonomy · strength · assertiveness · self-esteem · independence · reclamation
stage
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- off-BroadwaySmaller-scale New York theater
script · actress · curtain · spotlight · dialogue · rehearsal · director · playbill · costume · dramaturgy
intimacy
Emotional closeness between people
sensuality · arousal · clitoris · sexuality · passion · erotic · body · self-discovery · menstruation · childbirth
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- activismDirect effort for reform
- intersectionalityInterconnected identity-based discrimination study
- sexismGender-based prejudice
censorship
Official content restriction
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
protest · criticism · boycott · banned · debate · outrage · provocation · scandal · sensitivity · dialogue
agency
Power to act
- liberationRelease from constraint
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
voice · resilience · courage · autonomy · strength · assertiveness · self-esteem · independence · reclamation · boldness
rape
Oilseed brassica crop
healing · testimony · violence · recovery · witness · resilience
vagina, vaginal, vaginally, monologue, monologues, monologist, monologic