There has been a lot of focus on the religion angle in the comments thus far. I think those are looking at Abby's story the wrong way. First and foremost, Abby

There has been a lot of focus on the religion angle in the comments thus far. I think those are looking at Abby's story the wrong way. First and foremost, Abby told her own story. She could have told a more abstract tale, by focusing upon the message rather than the messenger and (better) incorporating the message being delivered to other women, but then it would not be her story. There are reasons why Abby telling her story is important. One is that in telling the story of everyone, of mixing experiences or of calculating statistical means, we end up telling the tale of no one. Those abstracted tales are valuable. They give us a better picture of the whole. On the other hand, they are also more difficult to relate to. You don't have to be a Mormon[1] to relate to Abby's story. You don't even have to be a woman, though men are likely to pull out a different moral. You simply have to be a person who has faced similar challenges. [1] It is also worth noting that the site is directed towards Mormon women and gender minorities. See: https://exponentii.org/about-us/ https://exponentii.org/about-us/