Most people only know she even exists because of the movie, and then her actual history from people smugly responding like this. Otherwise, no education system would even bother bringing her up.
Back in the 90s when it was popular to "ACKSHUALLY" the topic, it probably was in very broad strokes the history. With a lot of emotional language and context missing.
And now it has reached 9 degrees of separation from that, where she was being raped by dozens of white men a day before being married to a rapist for a bead.
Most people only know she even exists because of the movie, and then her actual history from people smugly responding like this. Otherwise, no education system would even bother bringing her up.
Back in the 90s when it was popular to "ACKSHUALLY" the topic, it probably was in very broad strokes the history. With a lot of emotional language and context missing.
And now it has reached 9 degrees of separation from that, where she was being raped by dozens of white men a day before being married to a rapist for a bead.