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After searching some articles and resources; I also remember based on my common knowledge of Anthony Wiener's recent release from federal prison involving his sexting-scandal with a minor. The article is written naturally with an overall understanding and simple, yet well-written, definition of what a sex-scandal is. I wanted to add an example involving a politician as the definition states "sexual affairs of film stars, politicians, famous athletes", to induce the audience to learn the context of sex scandals and how detrimental it is to someone's career, and how society perceives it as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rgira003 (talk • contribs) 03:40, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Though the sexual exploitation of women has been well documented, stories of women successfully bringing down their abusers have, until recently, been few and far between. Journalist Miller reaches back into the past to resurrect one woman’s compelling odyssey from victim to victor. After conducting a 10-year affair with Madeline Pollard, Colonel Willie Breckinridge, a Kentucky congressman, threw over his mistress in favor of another woman following the death of his wife. Unlike most late-nineteenth-century women who found themselves in similar circumstances, Pollard decided to take her grievances to the courts, suing the colonel for breach of contract. Though the press initially had a field day with this sexually charged scandal, as the trial progressed, more significant questions of morality, sexual double standards, and gender equality emerged. Most surprising of all, considering the rigid Victorian standards of the day, Pollard won her case, providing momentum to several burgeoning feminist causes. A fascinating examination of a historical #MeToo episode. —Margaret Flanagan

Notes

John H. Summers. “What Happened to Sex Scandals? Politics and Peccadilloes, Jefferson to Kennedy.” The Journal of American History, vol. 87, no. 3, 2000, p. 825. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2307/2675274.

Flanagan, Margaret. “Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the ‘Powerless’ Woman Who Took on Washington.” Booklist, no. 4, 2018, p. 12. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.559688031&site=eds-live.