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Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter tells the dramatic story of a woman cast out of society for adultery and condemned to wear a badge of shame in Puritan New England. Renowned psychologist Carol Gilligan explains that Hawthorne’s masterpiece is America’s most radical novel because it points to a “new truth [that would place] the whole relation between man and woman on a surer ground of mutual happiness.” Gillian revolutionized our understanding of human development when she listened closely to girls, discovering a "different voice" for all of humanity. Listen to a conversation with Carol to discover how the book, in a radical vision, holds the promise of authentic love and true democracy.