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Above image: Isabelle teaching a self-defense and assertiveness workshop at the Marin City Boxing Club. Courtesy: Isabelle Khoo-Miller. By Elaine
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It’s been a while (two-ish years?) since I last wrote for Women’s Republic and during that time, a lot has