As described by Keck and Sikkink, how did activists draw new attention to the practice of female circumcision in the 1970s?
a. They staged global protests.
b. They renamed the procedure genital "mutilation."
c. They stormed the UN headquarters in New York.
d. They organized a series of concerts to raise money for a campaign to eliminate the practice.
e. They took out full-page illustrated advertisements in major newspapers to show the damage done by the procedure.
Answer: b
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