Reader’s Digest UK – August 2019

AUGUST 2019 • 27

Off-screen Patricia is an advocate
for equality. Giving a speech in
Congress earlier this year in support
of the Equal Rights Amendment was
“terrifying” because it was the first
time in 36 years the discussion about
prohibiting sexual discrimination
had been on the table. “But women
want to be heard,” Arquette insists.
“They’re electing women in record
numbers. It’s in your face and now
no one can pretend ‘Women are
equal’. It’s good we’re cleaning
out this wound because it’s been
festering for a long time.”
The actress also has well-informed
views on the #MeToo movement.
“When the activist Tarana Burke first
coined the phrase [in 2006] nobody
was really listening. Then these
actresses—and my sister was one
of them—were very brave in talking
about their experiences and it’s
rippled across the world.”
Calling it “a beautiful moment”,
she adds: “We’re talking about real
trauma and looking at how we as
men and women can come together.
It’s critical for the evolution of our

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species and it’s critical for us to look

at our best practices to treat victims,

to put in work environments, to

teach our sons and daughters to

have healthier relationships.” n

The Act is on STARZPLAY via Amazon

Prime Video and Virgin Media

ROCKY PROCLAMATIONS

Did you know that the ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras

correctly determined that the Moon was a rock which reflects light

from the Sun, allowing him to explain lunar phases and eclipses?

Sadly, he was exiled as a result, as the popular belief at the time

was that the Sun and the Moon were gods.

SOURCE: SMITHSONIANMAG.COM