January 14, 2014
Angela Yarber of Feminism and Religion notes the contrast between the tragic outcome of Jephthah’s unnamed daughter’s dance to celebrate her father’s victory with the dances Yarber frequently choreographed and performed for her family’s entertainment as a child. Yarber encourages us, as feminists, to use this story as a reminder of our responsibility to get to know the nameless victims and oppressed in our own neighborhoods as we can work to make a difference.
