Kathleen Toohill

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Kathleen's nonfiction and humor have appeared in The Atlantic, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Electric Lit, and The Establishment, among other places. She received her MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. Kathleen is currently working on a historical fiction novel. 

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Cover Photo: Wikipedia and New England Historical Society
“Mrs. Patten Would Doubtless Be of Service if a Man”: Mary Patten and Shirley Jackson, Two Women Who Broke the Mold

Patten didn’t undress for fifty days while onboard Neptune’s Car because “the threat of rape had never been far from her mind.”

Jul 26, 2018