THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

DOROTHY Y. (age 28, secretary, divorcee) — “When I can’t stand it anymore, I check into a strange hotel under a false name and tell the bellboys I’m a prostitute down on her luck.”

PENNY M. (age 25, receptionist, single) — “I wear dark glasses all the time because I’m afraid men will see the truth of what I am in my eyes.”

MARY F. (age 31, waitress, twice divorced) — “It’s like with peanuts, you know? The more I get, the more I want … only worse.”

CLAUDIA G. (age 22, student, single) – “I keep trying to fight it but as soon as a boy puts his hands on me, I melt like butter.  I keep worrying my family will find out, that’s all.”

VIRGINIA B. (age 34, unemployed, single) – “`It’s like a runaway merry-go-round that you can’t get off.  I’ve been trying ever since I was fourteen and three of my brother’s friends started the merry-go-round spinning.”

Williams/Nymphomaniac, 1965