On Friday, a gunman killed 6 people in a neighborhood near UC Santa Barbara. He left behind a video explaining why he embarked upon his murder spree. The perpetrator's name and the contents of his rant are public if you're interested. I won't link or excerpt them here in hopes that my lonely approach is one day the norm—that would-be murderers will no longer expect a killing spree to help their manifesto go viral. Suffice it to say that the killer was a misogynist, and that lots of women have reacted to his rampage by reflecting on how women are denied full personhood. Those reflections have transcended the incident that sparked them.

Even if you're generally suspicious of Twitter hashtags, given the limits and shortcomings of the medium, don't reflexively dismiss #YesAllWomen, the label appended to all Tweets included in this conversation. The Tweets illuminate some experiences common to virtually all women and others that capture how many women feel. If you know how to navigate Twitter, view the messages themselves rather than relying on my imperfect summary. A sample of what you'll find*: