Laura X
Laura X (born Laura Rand Orthwein, Jr., 1940) is a women's rights advocate. Laura X changed her name in 1962 to Laura Shaw Murra, which remains her legal name. She took the name Laura X on September 17, 1969, to symbolize her rejection of men's legal ownership of women and the anonymity of women's history, which she said was stolen from women and girls. She declared that, like Malcolm X, "I don't want to have my owner's name, either."
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Laura X at home, February 28, 2022 | |
| Born | Laura Rand Orthwein, Jr. 1940 (age 83–84) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Laura Shaw Murra (legal name) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Organization(s) | Women's History Research Center National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape |
| Known for | Activism against date and marital rape |
| Movement | Feminist |
| Website | lauraxinstitute |
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