The Fight for the Night
In the 1970s, police hunting the Yorkshire Ripper told women to stay home at night to avoid attack. The response was the Reclaim the Night movement – and its lessons remain relevant almost half a century later.
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Emma Flint is a freelance writer with bylines in the Independent, Metro, and Digital Spy.
In the 1970s, police hunting the Yorkshire Ripper told women to stay home at night to avoid attack. The response was the Reclaim the Night movement – and its lessons remain relevant almost half a century later.