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Sworn Virgins

Jill Peters’ Sworn Virgins of Albania project looks at women in the Balkans who have chosen a life of celibacy in order to avoid the oppressive laws of the Kanun, which forbids them from everything from voting and doing business to swearing and drinking.

Great photography. The absence of traditional Western gender signifiers like hairstyle and fashion works a fascinating transformation.

Via The Mary Sue.

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