Time Magazine’s 2010 100 most influential people includes Reem al Numery, who at the age of 12 was forced into marriage with her 30-year-old cousin: that she escaped to protest in public, writes Gloria Steinem, is a measure of her exceptional courage and luck.
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Washington
Grade: C
Number of Women and Girls At Risk: 25,000
Status: Existing Legislation Needs Strengthening
Improve by adding: Prosecuting parents/guardian, felony offense