“I was worried about vaginas.”More than twenty years ago in her groundbreaking play The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler stood on stage to talk about something considered fiercely taboo. Witnessing the show’s impact, on Valentine’s Day in 1998, Ensler along with a group of activists created V-Day to help end violence against females. “V-Day is based on grassroots activists who have been doing this work for 20 years,” says Ensler. Eve Ensler: Writing is always how I come to understand things. Ensler: When I was younger I was very naïve and idealistic in some ways, which I still am to some degree.

Source: Forbes February 15, 2018 05:15 UTC