their husbands bossed them and used them as breeders

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“There's nothing to be ashamed of. We — yes, the buttons. Please. The damned buttons. Rip them loose if you want and — no, don't be ashamed. This isn't our fault. It's theirs. They did this to us. They did it because we didn't count. We — hurry, will you? We're just sex for them to show off at the country club — and not take care of us later. Don't be a fool and let another man do anything to you. Here, in this room, nobody knows. Nobody has to know. We don't have to suffer and there's no chains that bind us. There's no chance of pregnancy or fear. And those who say it's wrong don't know. God, they just don't know. They say a man has to get inside of you but that's just a part of it. No, it isn't us. It's them. You don't have to have a man inside of you, most of the time just for a few seconds, leaving you some of himself.”