If he was close enough for her to stab him deeply with a six inch hat pin, then that is evidence that he was too close, and the obvious reason was that he was a

If he was close enough for her to stab him deeply with a six inch hat pin, then that is evidence that he was too close, and the obvious reason was that he was attacking her. Typically a six inch hat pin stab will be more effective than a woman's punch in the face. According to Mom, the hat pin solution is what was common and effective. I'm sure they thought of alternatives. The attacker would be reluctant to take a hat pin stabbing to the police because the woman might file charges of the attack. Of course, now a woman can carry a voice recorder of some kind where she screams "No. Stop". Then if the police get involved, she wins. If she gets fired, then with the recording she has a wrongful termination suit.