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Tess Ikonomou

Female activists face physical threats, vile taunts

Girls and young women have reported fearing for their safety while campaigning. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Sarah Williams had successfully campaigned for greater action on sexual assault when a stranger taunted her with her own experience of survival.

The 22-year-old founded What Were You Wearing Australia, a Newcastle-based non-profit working to end sexual assault.

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