is an essay by Jillian Medoff featured in the anthology Pretty Bitches: On Being Called Crazy, Angry, Bossy, Frumpy, Feisty, and All the Other Words That Are Used to Undermine Women .
The essay deconstructs the word "mature," often used as a backhanded compliment or a way to enforce certain behaviors on women as they age. mature jillian
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